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Party issues regulations to reduce performative burdens on grassroots officials

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The Party's higher-ups want grassroots officials to spend less time on virtual roll calls and paperwork, and more time delivering results.
On Wednesday, the Party and State Council jointly released Regulations on Reducing Bureaucratic Formalism and Lightening Grassroots Workload.

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