Article looking into briefly about Chinese officials’ custom of binge drinking. This reminds me of some stories about binge drinking in the US. From the AP: Drinking binge at banquet kills Chinese official
Professor Li Changyan of Peking University [...] said banquets are a mandatory exercise in welcoming VIPs and are usually covered by government funds.
He said government officials spend about 500 billion yuan ($73 billion) in public funds each year on official banquets, nearly one-third of the nation’s expenses on dining out.
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Last year, a family planning official in central Hunan province died after drinking with fellow officials at a karaoke bar. He was posthumously awarded a merit award for dying “with honor.”
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