6 Chinese officials punished for falling asleep during meeting

Six officials in China's central Hubei province were punished for falling asleep during a meeting aimed at disciplining lazy bureaucrats, local authorities and state media said on February 10.

A photo of Hebei provincial officials dozing off has gone viral in Chinese media. Photo: SCMP

Images of officials dozing have been widely reported in Chinese newspapers over the past two days as President Xi Jinping launches a wide-ranging campaign to crack down on corruption, extravagance and dereliction of duty.

The Communist Party of China's Commission for Discipline Inspection in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, named the above mid-level officials on February 9 and said they must write self-criticisms and apologize to the public.

According to VNA/Tin Tuc