Toilet Revolution!!
Wunderbar!
China had a toilet reform movement already a decade or two ago. I remember reading a whole, serious book about how to improve toilet construction and behavior. In fact, I bought a copy and studied it assiduously, but can't put my hands on the volume at this moment.
Apparently the toilet improvement campaign is still going on. In this "Dictionary of Xi Jinping's new terms", it is number 9 out of 20 key items in the imperial lexicon extracted from President Xi's "Important speeches he made in conferences, inspections and state visits [that] set the tone for China's reform, development agenda and diplomacy." This "dictionary" was issued by The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China. Here's the entry for "Toilet revolution":
Along with agricultural modernization and new rural construction, local governments will ensure that villagers have access to hygienic toilets.
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