Pilot project to tame chengguan officers

A pilot program aimed at reducing violence caused by chengguan officers has been criticized as costly and ineffective.

The reform promotes a coordinated response from law enforcement to handle illegal street traders, instead of merely relying on urban management officers.

"Inspectors have been criticized for their heavy-handed law enforcement," said Xiong Wenzhao, a professor with the law institute of the Central University for Nationalities.