What does this mean?

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  1. void

    void Well-Known Member

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    I came across a blog titled 'New Chinese leaders should burn their three fires."

    What does burning the three fires even mean? It sounds very Chinese. If somebody could explain, that'd be swell.

    For those who are curious, here's the link to the article.
     
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    This link would help. You had the link for the second part of the article, but not the first.
    The three fires refer to what major concerns one must combat during their term or leadership in order to win over the populace.

    After a quick read of the first paragraph or so, I believe that the current three concerns are:
    Promoting sustainable economic growth.
    Combating corruption.
    Establishing a better, healthier environment.

    EDIT: By the way, this article was written in 2012.
     
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    Ahhh, thanks! I should've noticed it was the second part.:whistle::whistle::whistle:
     
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    It's a Chinese idiom, 新官上任三把火. It means someone newly appointed would make changes to flaunt their capability.
     
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