“China has punished almost 20,000 officials in the last year for breaching rules to cut down on bureaucracy as well as pomp and ceremony, the government said on Monday. Xi demanded meetings be shortened, over-the-top welcoming ceremonies ditched and wordy, meaningless speeches be abandoned, as he sought to cut red tape and make the country’s bureaucracy more efficient and less prone to graft.”
Source: China punishes 20,000 officials for being too bureaucratic | Reuters