This blog would clearly not be concerned about corruption in China were it not that China has become an increasingly important player in Africa. China's opening up to the global scene has exposed the massive and shameful corruption perpetrated by the elites of the Communist Party in that country. The situation will not be this worse if it did not appear that the government itself appears to be making peace with with this rampant corruption. A recent report shows how ordinary people have to pay bribes to public officials in order to access services. Again, this situation would not be so alarming to this blog were it not for China's massive involvment in Africa. The combination of a corrupt China and equally corrupt African countries make for a toxic combination that sapps the livelihood of ordinary people to feed the insatiable greed of public officials. No wonder Chinese leaders have claimed that their goal is not to intervene in the internal affairs of African countries but only to do business with them. This is a code of colluding in corruption in Africa, just as corruption is the mainstay of the Communist Party in China. One would have thought that a people who have imbibed the ethical teaching of Confucius would want to promote integrity and dignity rather than dabbling in the shameful art of corruption.
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