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Archive for May 14th, 2012

Communist ‘Man Love’ in China

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Rotten Rice on the Plate in China

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From scmp.com
“recent food-safety check by the provincial industrial and commerce bureau found that only half of the rice samples tested met quality standards, the Sanxiang City Express reports”

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Thoughts on China and the West

Posted by w_thames_the_d on May 14, 2012


It is odd to witness China worship in the west. China has been shrouded in mystery for so long that most people refuse to believe the facts as they stand today.
The country is basking in the glow of foreign investment, pilfered tech and abuse. The west, however, refuses to acknowledge these things and hold china up as something to be emulated.
This is short sighted on the part of the west. Although china has some noteworthy aspects, they are outweighed by the bad.

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Chinese Delivery Man

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Video of the Brutality of China’s Communist Party

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China’s Rule of Law- No Laws Apply

Posted by w_thames_the_d on May 14, 2012


Here is a great quote from Stanley Lubman, a legal guru reporting on China.
Excerpt:
“In considering the possibility that Chinese criminal law might be invoked to punish misconduct in either case, it would a mistake to think of China’s legal institutions as a “legal system.” Legal institutions in China, especially the criminal law, are part of a political system that ultimately directs their application and their use. They are essentially grounded on the dominant notion that law is to be used to keep the Party in power.
Laws are not implemented in a uniform manner in China. They are often vague, giving local officials the opportunity to ignore or vary their application and to exercise considerable discretion in many cases. Enforcement can be overly lax (as in cases of unlawful property takings by local governments or violations of food safety laws), excessively harsh, or downright ignored, as they were by officials in Shandong where Chen was harshly treated.”
story
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/05/14/two-big-stories-one-conclusion-china-has-no-legal-system/?mod=google_news_blog

Mr Lubman is highlighting that in China, laws are mere suggestions at best. He highlights the handling of the Bo Xilai case as well as the case of China’s blind activitst.

The problem is that the communists in China are making too much money and laws would only get in the way of this exercise. Thus,in order to obtain enough cash to send their one child dunces overseas, buy homes in Canada and perfume and Gucci bags for their hookers, they suspend the rule of law.

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