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China’s Communist Party plenum targets passive ‘nice guys’ in anti-corruption push

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‘Lao hao ren’, conflict-averse officials who turn a blind eye to wrongdoing, face crackdown in escalation of party clean-up drive

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China’s ruling Communist Party has pledged to target “old nice persons” within its ranks as it steps up its anti-corruption drive ahead of a major leadership reshuffle next year.

Rendered in Chinese as lao hao ren, the term refers to unprincipled, conflict-averse officials who turn a blind eye to misconduct to protect their own careers and social standing.

A resolution adopted at the close of the party’s 20th Central Committee’s fifth plenum last week signalled a crackdown on this culture of passive self-preservation.

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