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The People’s Daily, which building its own new headquarters in Beijing<\/a>, published an editorial on Monday which criticized local governments for spending public funds on luxurious offices<\/strong><\/a>. From Patrick Boehler of the South China Morning Post:<\/p>\n

“County government offices are built like the American White House, city squares are larger than Tiananmen Square, the interiors of government guesthouses are sumptuously decorated,”\u00a0an article said<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0People’s Daily<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“Luxury buildings are built to satisfy the pompous selfish\u00a0desires of certain people, but they have hurt the feelings of the common people,” it said.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People’s Daily\u00a0<\/em>article failed to mention that the newspaper\u00a0is also building ostentatious new headquarters in Beijing, which –\u00a0having already attracted widespread ridicule<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0will feature a helipad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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