Chinese Vocabulary
程序空转
the procedure spinning empty
chéngxù kōngzhuǎn
Usage
A Chinese legal-commentary term for a procedure that technically runs but in which no agency actually takes responsibility. 程序 (procedure) + 空 (empty) + 转 (turn / spin). The signature failure mode of the case.
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