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       China: Some Officials Holding Secret Sauna Parties, Hiding Liquor

   China is acknowledging some government officials have been trying to
   avoid a crackdown on extravagance by holding secret sauna parties and
   hiding alcohol in plastic water bottles.
   State-run newspaper People`s Daily published a front-page commentary
   Wednesday, warning officials against engaging in "underground" lavish
   lifestyles funded by public spending.
   The article was published under the byline of He Yong - the same name
   as a high-ranking Chinese anti-corruption official. It coincided with
   China`s May Day holiday, which many Chinese typically celebrate with
   feasts and banquets.
   The newspaper said public discontent has grown in response to reports
   of Chinese officials holding sauna parties in farmhouses, pouring
   luxury liquor into water bottles and staging banquets in canteens to
   hide their behaviors from supervision.
   China`s new Communist leadership which took office last year has vowed
   to reduce official extravagance and promote frugality to try to keep a
   lid on domestic anger about corruption.
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