What are the eight central regulations?

The spirit of the central government’s eight regulations refers to:

1. Cars should be light and simple, escorts should be reduced, and receptions should be simplified. There should be no hanging slogans or banners, no arrangements for people to greet and see off, and no welcome carpets to be laid. , no flowers and plants are placed, no banquets are arranged.

2. It is necessary to streamline meeting activities, effectively improve the style of meetings, strictly control various national meetings and major activities held in the name of the central government, and do not hold general meetings to deploy work and raise requirements. The central government has approved not to attend all kinds of ribbon-cutting, groundbreaking activities, celebrations, commemorations, commendations, expositions, seminars and various forums; to improve the effectiveness of meetings, hold short meetings and speak short words, and avoid empty words and clichés.

3. Documents and briefings must be streamlined and the writing style must be improved. Documents and briefings without substantive content that may or may not be issued shall not be issued.

4. It is necessary to standardize overseas visit activities, reasonably arrange overseas visit activities based on the overall needs of diplomatic work, strictly control the personnel accompanying overseas visits, and use transportation in strict accordance with regulations. Generally, representatives of Chinese-funded institutions, overseas Chinese, and international students are not arranged Wait for pick up and drop off at the airport.

5. It is necessary to improve security work, adhere to the principle of being conducive to contacting the masses, reduce traffic control, and under normal circumstances, road closures and venue closures are not allowed.

6. To improve news reporting, members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee should decide whether to report on meetings and activities based on work needs, news value, and social effects, and further reduce the number, word count, and duration of reports.

7. It is necessary to strictly publish manuscripts. Except for the unified arrangements of the central government, individuals shall not publicly publish single volumes of works or speeches, and shall not send congratulatory letters or telegrams, or write inscriptions or inscriptions.

8. We must practice diligence and frugality, strictly abide by the regulations on clean and honest administration, and strictly implement the regulations on housing, vehicle equipment, etc. regarding work and life benefits.