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Only Chinese feature in this scheme is using fake paintings. This type of bribery is common everywhere. In Europe it's usually a real painting. Bribe is just
by Nokinside 7y ago
Only Chinese feature in this scheme is using fake paintings.
This type of bribery is common everywhere. In Europe it's usually a real painting. Bribe is just overpaying for it. Switzerland is center of this. Geneva Freeport is full of paintings, watches and artifacts used as intermediaries for bribes and money laundering.
Verified real painting bought for $50,000 sells for $500,000 in auction after bidding 'competition'. Buyer is some Russian businessman. Seller is a wife of someone working for major European bank. Rich shady businessmen are drowning in art because they love the art so much and can't stop themselves.
- agustif 7y agoThis would make a nice movie action script about the decadencee of art and how it's all bullshit from a business POV lol
- Nokinside 7y ago"The Art, the Bitcoin of the smart."
- techterrier 7y agoThis film is called 'The Goldfinch'
- TwoNineFive 7y agoYou are trying to refute this article with whataboutism, but there is something unique and different about Chinese culture and corruption. The article even names it; "Corruption is the hidden golden rule of China". It's endemic; inherent to the Chinese culture. It's not seen as morally problematic. It's admirable if you can get away with it. It's very close to Might is Right as a belief system. In the last nine years my new job has me interacting intimately with Chinese nationals in the USA and China. Every few months I get reminded that most, but not all, Han Chinese have very different moral rules. It's very disheartening.
- woah 7y agoWhat’s the moral argument against bribery in your opinion? The usual argument is that it harms social cohesion by incentivizing individuals to undermine the institutions they are a part of. The Han Chinese have had extremely strong institutions historically.