The new National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (collectively referred to as the “two sessions”) will be held this weekend, at which time a new central government management team will be elected. As this important day approaches, some British media reported that Ernst & Young China, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, requires party members to wear badges at work to show their political loyalty.
The Financial Times quoted two sources as reporting that a party branch committee of Ernst & Young China sent emails to all party members in the Beijing office on February 23, asking them to wear party member badges at work to show they are party members. The notice said the request was in line with the campaign of the party branch committee.
The notice also puts forward regulations on wearing party member badges. The badge should be centered on the left breast, not worn on the collar, and when worn with other badges, the party badge should be on top of them.
According to the report, it appears that only employees in Beijing have received the order. EY China is the first known example of companies with international ties asking employees to do so, but EY China did not respond to requests for comment.
China’s 97 million Communist Party members are expected to wear party badges at work, but compliance rates are generally higher during politically sensitive times. The report said that since President Xi Jinping was re-elected as general secretary in October last year, state-owned and private companies have also carried out similar propaganda activities within the party.
In recent years, state-owned enterprises have frequently required party members to display badges of loyalty. According to the party constitution, wearing badges is the obligation of every party member, emphasizing the status of their party members, ensuring that they fulfill their party obligations, and enhancing their awareness of the party.
Ernst & Young China is owned by Anqiu’s partners in China, and its profits are not shared with Ernst & Young’s network of international consultants and accountants, and the Chinese business is not part of Ernst & Young’s plan to spin off its consulting and auditing business.
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