China's five-year ban on the construction of new government buildings is part of a larger effort by President Xi Jinping to control waste and corruption.
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China's five-year ban on the construction of new government buildings is part of a larger effort by President Xi Jinping to control waste and corruption.
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This government office building in the city of Fuyang in China's Anhui province was inspired by the White House and U.S. Capitol. It cost more than 30 million yuan ($3.85 million) to build.
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This government office building in the city of Fuyang in China's Anhui province was inspired by the White House and U.S. Capitol. It cost more than 30 million yuan ($3.85 million) to build.
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A banner in front of a White House-inspired, 30 million RMB government office building reads, "Pushing forward scientific development, vigorously implement party rules and reduce corruption."
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A banner in front of a White House-inspired, 30 million RMB government office building reads, "Pushing forward scientific development, vigorously implement party rules and reduce corruption."
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The interior of a government building referred to as the "White House" by locals in Anhui province. The construction of the building was made possible through the demolition of a local school and the repossesion of farming land.
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The interior of a government building referred to as the "White House" by locals in Anhui province. The construction of the building was made possible through the demolition of a local school and the repossesion of farming land.
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The luxury interior decoration of the state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical Group offices in Heilongjiang province. The drug firm caused online outrage for the offices that appear to mimic France's Versailles palace.
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The luxury interior decoration of the state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical Group offices in Heilongjiang province. The drug firm caused online outrage for the offices that appear to mimic France's Versailles palace.
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A stately table in an office belonging to the state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Sixth factory in China's Heilongjiang province.
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A stately table in an office belonging to the state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Sixth factory in China's Heilongjiang province.
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The building has fixtures and fittings worthy of a royal palace.
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The building has fixtures and fittings worthy of a royal palace.
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Amid weaker-than-usual growth, Chinese leaders have called for a "thorough cleanup" of the party in an effort to reduce extravagant spending.
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Amid weaker-than-usual growth, Chinese leaders have called for a "thorough cleanup" of the party in an effort to reduce extravagant spending.
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With a design reminiscent of the U.S. Capitol, this Chinese government house stands in the small new island city of Sansha in Hainan province.
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With a design reminiscent of the U.S. Capitol, this Chinese government house stands in the small new island city of Sansha in Hainan province.
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A Chinese government house glows at nighttime in the new island city of Sansha in Hainan province. The city is on Yongxing, one of many small islands, reefs and shoals in the South China Sea.
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A Chinese government house glows at nighttime in the new island city of Sansha in Hainan province. The city is on Yongxing, one of many small islands, reefs and shoals in the South China Sea.
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