The Standing Committee meetings, as everyone knows, are where major decisions are made. After all, this is an important meeting, considered a grand event in Daxi City.
However, the major decisions made at the grand event were actually decided in smaller meetings beforehand. Privately, the Party Secretary and Mayor had already communicated and exchanged opinions, with outcomes that were more or less certain.
So, there's an unwritten rule in officialdom: real decisions are made in small meetings, while grand events decide on minor issues.
For instance, upcoming adjustments within Daxi City, which are significant matters, are all decided in small meetings in advance. They just need to be mentioned and approved in the Standing Committee meetings as a formality, which is also a kind of ceremonial practice.
