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BEIJING Cheap Air Max 2017 , Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China has cut three out of four widely watched Spring Festival galas sponsored by ministries and state media, as the ruling party has stepped up efforts to cut pomp and fight corruption.


The three galas to be hosted by the ministries of public security, culture, and civil affairs respectively have been canceled, leaving only the Spring Festival Gala of China Central Television (CCTV) to be aired during the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, a source from the Ministry of Culture confirmed on Thursday.


The move came amid a broad campaign launched by the Communist Party of China (CPC) to cut extravagance and reduce red tape after the election of a new CPC leadership in November 2012.


The CPC launched campaigns to reduce waste and promote frugality as well as ban CPC officials from pomp, ceremony and bureaucratic visits and meetings.


In August 2013 Cheap Air Max 2016 , the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, along with another four government organs, issued a circular requiring fewer galas to be held and promoting frugality in galas.


The State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has required that copycat galas on regional TV stations over the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 31 this year Cheap Air Max 2 Uptempo , should not exceed three per evening.


The CCTV has called off 17 gala programs since the Middle Autumn Day, which fell on Sept. 19 last year, accounting for half of the broadcaster's gala programs, the China Youth Daily reported on Thursday.


"Excessive use of stage lighting, sound effects and decorations will be banned, fewer celebrities will be hired and more grassroots people will come to the stage," the newspaper quoted the state broadcaster as saying.


The CCTV gala Cheap Air Max 180 , which lasts more than four hours and features music, dance, witty skits and crosstalk comedy, has become an annual fixture for millions of Chinese worldwide on the eve of Chinese New Year since the early 1980s.


However, its popularity has declined in recent years as Internet users have scorned the gala as rigid, outdated, and lacking a grassroots foundation.


This year Cheap Air Max 120 , the state broadcaster has employed well-known film director Feng Xiaogang as the general director of the gala and well-known comedian Zhao Benshan as deputy general director in charge of the gala's comedy programming.


By Sportswriters Su Bin and Zhang Wei


BUDAPEST, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A small winning margin of four hundredths of a second for Xu Jiayu proved a big step forward for Chinese swimming at the FINA World Championships here on Tuesday.


Wearing a smile while clinching the gold medal in the men's 100m backstroke, a first for Chinese male swimmers at any world championships, Xu could not hold back his tears after the award ceremony.


Looking back over the past four years, Xu had very reason to express his feelings in such an emotional way.


"At first, I felt happy because I won, but moments later Cheap Air Max 1 , I realized all the pain I suffered to get to this gold medal," he said.


Getting 10th position in 2013, then 4th place in 2015, and now holding a history-making gold medal in Budapest, the phrase "no pain, no gain" indeed signifies Xu's progress over the past four years.


Exhaustion and vomit were no strangers to Xu during his training. Fortunately, all that pain has now paid off.


"I trained every day ahead of the competition http://www.cheapshoesairmaxwholesale.com/ , and never had the chance to feel overly relaxed. All of the training seemed to be at the same level of difficulty, so I cannot figure out which part was the hardest one," he said.


It was not the first time for Xu to get emotional; he also cried after renewing his personal best to claim a silver medal in the Rio Olympic Games last year.


"Two years without any improvement, now I can finally make it," he said.


In April, he clocked 51.86 in the National Championships, just 0.01 shy of the world record.


"When I finally tasted victory at the worlds Cheap Air Max Outlet , I suddenly felt a bit nervous," he said. "After the semifinals yesterday, I thought that it was possible to beat the world record, but I didn't give myself any surprise, which I felt a little disappointed about."


"My results have progressed in a consistent way. I could have hit the benchmark of 52 seconds back in Rio, but I was too nervous in major tournaments to perform at my normal level. This time, I was also quite nervous here and could only win by a small margin.


"I won the title by only four hundredths of a second Cheap Air Max Sale , and I met tough challenge to resist the pressure from other opponents," Xu said, suggesting that he felt a little frustrated with his performance in the final.


Minutes before, Chinese swimming ace Sun Yang added his first 200m freestyle title to his title collection from four world championships, which also includes 400m, 800m and 1500m.


Sun gave an emotional Xu a warm hug after the latter's ice-breaking victory.


"I can also stand at the stage center now, just like he did Cheap Air Max Clearance ," said Xu, scheduled to compete later in the 50m and 200m backstroke in the Hungarian capital, said with great confidence.


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