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Nanny state fines over food vBlogs

It case you thought that China was moving away from bureaucratic nanny state socialism, it seems that those days have not passed.

Lawmakers in China are considering new legislation that would impose fines against anyone who creates videos where people eat large quantities of food or binge drinks.

According to the Chinese state media outlet, China News, the new law, part of broader legislation to discourage food waste, would also allow restaurants in China to charge extra for customers who do not finish their meals.

The Chinese government under President Xi Jinping started a campaign called the Clean Plate Campaign earlier this year to waste less food domestically.

Xi said over the summer that the goal was to create a social order where "waste is shameful and thriftiness is applaudable".

Fines for breaking the new law would range from 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan, or roughly $1,530 to $15,300.

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