Zhu said although Party officials who violate the measures will be investigated, the requirements may get better results if the State Council can adopt similar measures and make them legally valid.

Liu Shanying, a researcher on political science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the new measures are welcome but it will still take the supervision of media and society to help implementation.

Liu said it will not be difficult for the top leadership to carry out the new requirements. But he expressed concern about officials at the grassroots as they may have become accustomed to a certain lifestyle.

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Boosting demand

Other meeting topics, presided over by Xi, also included economic policy, with a takeway being that boosting domestic demand while controlling inflation will be a priority of the government's economic policy next year, it said.

One task of the meeting, was to set the theme for the annual Central Economic Work Conference, which is expected to open soon in Beijing.

The economy is stabilizing, but its development will “face various challenges that should not be underestimated” next year, it said.

The Politburo called for the strengthening of the economy, cultivation of domestic demand and greater consumption.

The meeting also pledged to keep inflation stable, maintain supply and demand of key commodities, and further reduce the cost of logistics.

The meeting pledged to strictly control industries that heavily consume resources and cause pollution.

It also pledged to prevent the blind expansion in industries facing overcapacity, promote mergers and acquisitions in those industries, and advance upgrading of traditional industries. The meeting also focused on further reform in key economic areas and more tax incentives for service industries.

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