Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "The factors behind China’s food imports that push up global food prices" video.

  1. Corruption is part of government culture. Making laws and rules will do nothing. The culture of government must be changed. That is very very hard. When something is part of a culture, it does not feel wrong. People won't understand why they must change. There is no sense that they are doing something that is wrong.
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  2. IMO, China suffers from a culture of corruption inherited from Imperial practices. Emperors always let ministers do what they wanted, as long as they followed the will of the Emperor. They were not constrained by laws, rules, or regulations. Oversight was mostly non-existent. Positions were bought. If a person needed a minister to do his job, they had to give a gift (bribe) to get them to do anything. I believe it is the same today. I do not believe that the concept of "public servant" exists in China. I think anyone who does not milk their position for as much as possible is seen as a fool. This one deficiency of China will cause its downfall. When China crashes, it will crash hard. Hundreds of millions will die. Central rule will collapse. China will fragment into smaller states.
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