I lived in China for a while, so I understand the logic completely.
its a top down communist hierarchy, so common sense often doesn’t matter in one’s job. The penalty for ANYTHING going wrong or becoming embarrassing to the Party is death or a life-time of trouble for those even slightly involved. And above all, the government is paying for it all - so if they want you to search Pigeon anus, you gather 30 other government employees together, search pigeon anus, and make a day of it.
I actually see many similarities developing in the USA.
“so if they want you to search Pigeon anus, you gather 30 other government employees together, search pigeon anus, and make a day of it.” — lol, very social occasion!