Is it the Internet or are Chinese citizens really fed up with some officials failing in their duties, committing crimes and getting away with it? Even China Daily starts to show its displeasure with officials who were “demoted – reprimanded – etc.” and some months later receive promotions in other locations. Some key figures in the milk scandal are good examples but others exist. People are asking questions. The terrible things that happened in Sichuan last year are another sad demonstration of how officials totally fail in their duties. Tofu engineering is denied while it is so damned clear that those officials knew what was going on. The poor parents who dare to complain are put in a prison, or mental hospital or “isolated coz they are suspected to have the swine flu”.
I am sad to read all that. Some officials really do a good job but the bad apples are shamelessly protected by the system.
A beauty shop worker stole hair (value 4,840 RMB) in the shop and got one year jail.
But a Sichuan tax bureau chief who had sex with a girl who was under the age of 14 has been fined 5,000 Yuan by police and allowed to walk free, the website of the Sichuan Daily reports.
Lu Yumin, tax bureau director of Yibin district, told a hot pot restaurant owner he liked young girls and was willing to spend big money to take a woman’s virginity, according to Sichuan Online. The restaurant owner approached a middle-school student to ask her to sleep with Mr. Lu. The student refused, but persuaded a classmate to do it and introduced her to the businesswoman. Mr. Lu had sex with the girl in a cheap country hostel in December. Mr. Lu paid 6,000 Yuan. The girl received just 1,000 Yuan, with the rest going to her classmate and the restaurant owner. (as reported by SCMP)
Now imagine a foreigner would do the same. The whole country would revolt. Pathetic really.
Kids are being stolen, like in Dongguan. Police often refuses to help (who cares about the second-class citizens – the migrants?). Even China Daily starts looking into all that and dares to mention the voices that disagree with the “official versions of the facts”. Thumbs up for China Daily.
Yes, we are better off here than in many other countries. But the government must do more to protect its own citizens.
Those brainless young cyber-extremists should look at real issues rather than criticize actress Zhang Ziyi for silly reasons. They are totally un-patriotic themselves. (I compare them to British soccer hooligans).