The Chinese Communist Party announced this week that it is officially banning golf club memberships for members of the party. Owning a golf membership was added to a list of vices which included excessive eating and drinking.
It’s part of an effort to improve the party’s image by rooting out corruption and extravagance.
Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with NPR’s Anthony Kuhn from Beijing about the party’s new restrictions.
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- Anthony Kuhn, NPR’s Beijing correspondent. He tweets@akuhnNPRnews.
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