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Mahjong faces endgame

เผยแพร่: 24 พ.ย. 2557 04:21 โดย: MGR Online

The ancient Chinese game of mahjong became the latest extravagance to be condemned in official media Tuesday, as a writer in the Communist partys mouthpiece newspaper urged government personnel to shun the pastime.

AFP

Chinese people have been clacking mahjong tiles for centuries, with some accounts naming its inventor as the ancient sage Confucius. But some officials have taken their hobby too far, according to a commentary in the Peoples Daily.

The article called for an equally resolute end to government staff spending public money to visit historical sites in the name of study, and then simply going to any old fun place.

The commentary was the latest in a series of state-issued broadsides against official extravagance, as Chinas President Xi Jinping attempts to improve the Communist partys image in response to widespread anger over endemic corruption.

Chinese officials have held secret sauna parties and been hiding alcohol in plastic water bottles as they seek to get around a crackdown on extravagance, the Peoples Daily said last year.

The campaign against graft has been blamed for falling sales of luxury items, and hit business at expensive hotels and restaurants, according to reports.

Critics argue that party controls over Chinas media and courts limit the effectiveness of anti-corruption campaigns, which have often been announced by incoming Chinese leaders in recent decades.

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Mahjong faces endgame

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