BEIJING (Reuters) - China's anti-graft watchdog is investigating events surrounding a boozy small-town banquet at which one official "drank himself to death", the agency said in a statement.
Lavish banquets, where tables are often piled high with expensive rice liquor and exotic delicacies, are both a frequent indulgence for China's elite and a symbol of government excess.
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