Monday, December 29, 2008

Corruption Taints Every Facet Of Life In China

From L.A. Times:

From admission in primary school to setting up a business, bribes grease the wheels of Chinese enterprise. Some citizens dare to speak out against corrupt officials, but sometimes pay a heavy price.

Reporting from Foshan, China -- The last time his parents saw Liao Mengjun alive, he was heading to school to pick up his junior high school diploma.

A few hours later, they were called to the morgue. They found that their lanky 15-year-old son's forehead had been bashed in. His right knee jutted through the skin. Both his arms had been broken. He had several stab wounds, internal injuries and a swollen foot.

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