How has China’s year-long law enforcement campaign changed local governance?
The nationwide campaign uncovered more than 66,000 problematic cases in the application of administrative laws, officials said
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.
The push to standardise business-related administrative law enforcement came amid mounting official concern that inconsistent and heavy-handed practices by local authorities were undermining legal consistency, weakening enforcement credibility and disrupting Beijing’s push to build a unified national market.
The campaign targeted issues that had long plagued entrepreneurs and private businesses, including what Beijing described as the “four disorders” in administrative enforcement.
These disorders – arbitrary charges, excessive fines, abusive inspections and unlawful seizures – had increased operating burdens on companies and undermined fair market order, officials said.