What does the spirit of the eight central regulations mean?

The spirit of the eight regulations refers to: honesty and self-discipline, thrift, simple office, conference activities, official reception, official car use, work style and gift giving.

1. Integrity and self-discipline: cadres are required to consciously abide by the party's discipline and must not violate the party's discipline and regulations.

2. Diligence and thrift: party member cadres are required to be thrifty and not to waste public resources.

3. Simple office: party member cadres are required to work simply and not engage in luxury enjoyment.

4. Conference activities: Conference activities should be concise and pragmatic, without extravagance and waste.

5. Official reception: the official reception is required to be simple and economical, and no luxury ostentation and extravagance is allowed.

6. Official vehicles: it is required to use official vehicles reasonably and not to abuse or waste them.

7. Work style: party member cadres are required to improve their work style and refrain from formalism and bureaucracy.

8. Gifts and gifts: party member cadres are required not to accept gifts and gifts and not to engage in power and money transactions.