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Red carpet and flower welcoming ceremonies, banquets and gift-giving are all banned to "slam the brakes on extravagance and waste", the newspaper adds.
BBC: China media: Mekong justice
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It quoted a Sarft official as saying that the move was in response to repeated calls by the authorities for people to practise thrift and shun extravagance and waste.
BBC: China bans luxury gift adverts in austerity push
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In another response to the calls for people to shun extravagance and waste, China's TV watchdog has ordered all radio and television channels to cut advertising suggesting "gift giving, " the official Xinhua News Agency reported this week.
NPR: Leaner New Year: China Tones Down The Celebrations
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The military has issued stricter spending rules to curb waste and extravagance and calls for priority spending on preparations for battle, high-tech weaponry and training, according to Xinhua.
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