During the morality campaign, party officials could receive demerits on their character assessments if found patronizing hostess bars, where young women accompany men in drinking, singing and often much more, said Li, the organization department chief.
The campaign coincides with the sentencing of 16 high-ranking officials this year, four times more than last year. In the end, however, the campaign’s effectiveness may be fleeting, largely because it could expose much more corruption than the party had bargained for.
“Then, gradually, the old patterns will reassert themselves,” Dreyer said.
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