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Universal neighborhood committee

万能居委会(wanneng juweihui)

Journalists of Xinhua News Agency visited a local neighborhood committee in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, and found it was entrusted to issue more than 100 certificates required by several administrative bodies, including authorities from public security, education, judiciary, civil affairs and real estate departments. Some administrative departments even require residents to get certificates from the neighborhood committee to prove "your mother is your mother" or "how much money your family has". This not only greatly inconveniences residents; it also places a tremendous workload on local neighborhood committees.