Being a ‘nice guy’ amid graft does not serve the party and the people, president says
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged members of the ruling Communist Party to act more boldly when necessary, in a sign of frustration over the performance of lower-level officials in the country’s top-down political system.
The commentary reads “nice guys” were afraid of offending others and just wanted to protect their own interests, which would in turn hurt the party. Xi has consolidated more power in China than any leader since at least Deng Xiaoping, and is expected to secure a third term in office at a party congress next year. While it is not immediately clear what Xi was referring to, the country has recently seen a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown on everything from big technology companies to after-school tutoring, as well as several disasters in which local officials came under scrutiny.
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