How could you not be anxious as a Chinese politician? In Western democracies, if you lose political power at worst you get indicted (and usually pardoned). Hal

How could you not be anxious as a Chinese politician? In Western democracies, if you lose political power at worst you get indicted (and usually pardoned). Half of the country still likes you. In China, you face serious prison time, your family's assets are seized, you're expelled from politics, and media runs a solid month of anti-you propaganda. Harsh consequences for what many times is a roll of the dice.