The Eight honors and Eight Shames or the Eight honors and Disgraces, officially called the Socialist Concept of Honor and Disgrace, is a set of moral concepts developed by former General Secretary Hu Jintao for the citizens of the People's Republic of China. It is also known as Eight Virtues and Shames, or Hu Jintao's Eight-Step Programme.
On March 4, 2006, Hu released this list calling it the "new moral yardstick to measure the work, conduct and attitude of Communist Party officials." It is being promulgated as the moral code for all Chinese, especially Chinese Communist Party cadres.
In October 2006, the Xinhua News Agency posted an English translation of the Socialist Concept of Honor and Disgrace: