Golf banned by Chinas Communist Party

October 25, 2015 00:13

Golf and gluttony have been banned for China's 88 million Communist Party members, as Beijing steps up a high-profile war on corruption. Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a wide-ranging crackdown on graft which has seen scores of officials being investigated and jailed since he took power in 2012.Observers say the anti-corruption drive lacks transparency and has been used to cement Xi's grip on power by removing potential opponents.

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