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How has China’s year-long law enforcement campaign changed local governance?

China's State Council announced the results of a year-long campaign, concluding in March, aimed at disciplining local bureaucracies and improving governance by targeting irregular law enforcement against businesses. The campaign uncovered over 66,000 problematic administrative law enforcement cases, leading to the recovery of 30.7 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion) for companies.

Meredith ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-01 · 04:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
How has China’s year-long law enforcement campaign changed local governance?
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China's State Council announced the results of a year-long campaign, concluding in March, aimed at disciplining local bureaucracies and improving governance by targeting irregular law enforcement against businesses. The campaign uncovered over 66,000 problematic administrative law enforcement cases, leading to the recovery of 30.7 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion) for companies. Authorities reported that more than 300,000 unqualified law enforcement personnel were removed or reassigned, and over 400,000 unnecessary enforcement items were eliminated nationwide. This initiative sought to rectify issues within local governance and create a more favorable business environment.

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Over 400,000 unnecessary enforcement items were scrapped.

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More than 300,000 unqualified law enforcement personnel were removed or reassigned.

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Companies recovered 30.7 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion) with the campaign's help.

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The campaign uncovered over 66,000 problematic administrative law enforcement cases.

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China's year-long campaign targeted irregular law enforcement against businesses.

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Beijing has revealed the sweeping scale of a year-long campaign targeting irregular law enforcement against businesses as the country intensified its efforts to discipline local bureaucracies and improve governance.The Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, said in a press briefing on May 21 that the campaign uncovered more than 66,000 problematic administrative law enforcement cases and helped companies to recover 30.7 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion).Authorities said more than 300,000 unqualified law enforcement personnel were removed or reassigned, while over 400,000 unnecessary enforcement items were scrapped in the nationwide campaign, which ended in March.
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