The new banquet redlines clearly stipulate¹ which kinds of banquets and dinners officials are forbidden to attend, which will not only reduce the wasting of taxpayers²' money, but also shrink the breeding ground for corruption³.

新的“饭局红线”清晰规定了什么样的宴会和饭局领导干部不能参加，此举不仅能减少对纳税人钱的浪费，而且能缩减滋生腐败的温床。

 

“作为反腐行动（anti-graft campaign）之一，杭州纪委要求官员在聚餐前要清楚"和谁吃"，"在哪吃"，尤其是"谁买单"的问题（know clearly the participants and restaurants and especially who pays the bill）。丽水也出台规定，明确了20钟官员不能参加的宴请，其中包括公款吃喝（banquets using public funds）、上下级吃请（banquets between higher and lower level officials）等。

 

各类饭局和商务宴请为官商勾结（collusion among officials and businessmen）提供了便利，是滋生腐败和以权谋私的温床（become a breeding ground for corruption and abuse of power）。在正常商务聚餐和动机不纯聚餐之间有一个灰色区域（gray zone），因此一些官员钻规章制度的空子（take advantage of the vagueness of regulations）大行违法乱纪之事。如今“饭局红线”越来越清晰，领导干部们，还约吗？