Local officials under an illusion if they think they are all-powerful

XUZHOU CITY in East China's Jiangsu province has been competing for the title of a national civilized city, and the government department in charge of coordinating the city's bid recently required more than 100 local government departments to send staff to help clear the streets of litter. However, the municipal prosecutors' office openly refused. Beijing News comments:

Similar moves have been reported in many cities. In Ji'ning in East China's Shandong province, all civil servants were required to clean the streets and some departments even asked their employees to work in shifts to ensure it was done round the clock.

In another city, even the judges were sent to clean the streets so that only one judge appeared to rule a case, when there should be three. These are not funny because they mean these are special efforts, and the normal state of affairs needs improving.