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The average Chinese businessperson of that generation has as little trust in the government as the most hardcore American conservative, due to the extreme corru
by logicchains 1y ago
The average Chinese businessperson of that generation has as little trust in the government as the most hardcore American conservative, due to the extreme corruption they witnessed.
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoAs someone from a relatively successful country with entrenched high levle corruption, I can say that cuts both ways. Plenty of business people actually like the high level corruption because it can make doing business easier for them: no red tape, no long wait times, just bribe a some politician and all your paperwork is approved instantly, then it's smooth sailing. That's how China became rich despite corruption. What you don't want is the Africa style corruption where every single peon and government worker from the top to the bottom, from the president to the policeman on the street, wants a bribe from you every 5 minutes for random reasons they make up. This way nothing ever gets done and the country stays perpetually poor.
- disgruntledphd2 1y agoYeah, high level corruption is bad, but pervasive corruption is much, much worse.