# institutional reform

Guangdong’s County-Level Merger of Civil and Veterans Bureaus: Efficiency Drive or Administrative Experiment?

Guangdong has merged civil affairs and veterans affairs bureaus in multiple counties as part of a provincial push to streamline county government under the “hundreds-thousands-tens of thousands” reform. The aim is to reduce duplication, lower costs and simplify services for veterans, but success depends on deep integration of processes, personnel and oversight.