No Business Meetings On The Green For China's Communist Party

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October 23, 2015

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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.

Guest

Anthony Kuhn, NPR's Beijing correspondent. He tweets @akuhnNPRnews.

This segment aired on October 23, 2015.