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Politburo meeting signals clamp down on bureaucratic inaction

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Tuesday’s Politburo meeting discussed more than just the struggling economy.

It also reviewed new measures to reduce burdens on grassroots officials.

According to the meeting readout:

“Pointless formalities and bureaucratism should never be allowed to get in the way of the work...of primary level...