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Jerry-built projects and vanity projects should be strictly forbidden with the help of closer follow-up scrutiny of public funds, said the premier in a meeting with participants at a national auditing conference.

—— Excerpt from Wen urges enhancing public funds auditing

Such faking, or attempt, to create an impression is not limited to Shanghai, one of the richest cities in the country. Smaller and poorer cities have achieved the same feat by constructing numerous vanity projects in order to make their city look prosperous, at least on the surface.

What these vanity projects and the plagiarized dissertations have in common is the dishonesty involved in gaining undeserved advantage. A lot of people have lately blamed the ill-designed college funding and promotion systems in our schools for the rampant plagiarism on campus.

—— Excerpt from Dishonesty now as a social epidemic

The Xingyang government in Henan province reportedly plans to turn itself into a "charitable city", for which administrative power could be used to get mandatory donations. Local authorities should stop wasting taxpayers' money on such vanity projects, says an article in China Youth Daily.

—— Excerpt from Charity cannot be compulsory

"Officials' promotion was closely linked to GDP growth under the old appraisal pattern, which led to vanity projects, drained resources and damaged the environment," he said.

—— Excerpt from Officials measured by more than bottom line