Multiple reports have appeared recently in Chinese state media urging local government officials to cut back on spending and support the government’s growing austerity campaign. Last week, the central government also announced that “guidance groups” – tasked with monitoring local officials’ spending habits and how they align with state priorities – would soon be dispatched […]
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