Seeking the Truth Online Article: Prohibiting irregular eating and drinking, not prohibiting regular dining.

Recently, many places have been actively conducting special governance on the issue of violating rules on eating and drinking, demonstrating a firm determination to rectify the "bad practices on the tip of the tongue." However, in some places, there are signs of "turning pale at the mention of food" during the implementation process, which is worth being alert about. Some places conduct inspections for all gatherings and intervene in all banquets, some units simply cancel all official receptions to "avoid trouble", and some cadres even avoid normal work meals. These simplistic and extreme practices not only confuse violating rules on eating and drinking with normal dining, deviating from the original intention of special governance, but also undermine the warmth that society should have. The governance of violating rules on eating and drinking is not about extinguishing the festive atmosphere on the dining table, but about eradicating the bad practices and evil tendencies in banquets, allowing dining to return to its essence and social interactions to be pure. Currently, in order to avoid risks, some places have "banned" dining activities, which is actually a manifestation of lazy government thinking and formalism. This not only disrupts the normal work and life of party members and cadres but also brings unnecessary impacts to the catering industry. We should comprehensively judge from reception standards, source of expenses, relationships of participants, dining occasions and purposes, accurately distinguish between violating rules on eating and drinking and normal dining, ensure compliant official receptions and work meals, respect the normal social interactions among relatives and friends, and avoid disrupting normal dining activities.