• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    10 months ago

    China accepted the corruption when their economy was going very, very, well.

    Now, not so much.

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      10 months ago

      China always accepts corruption, it’s just only if you’re in the ruling faction.

      Authoritarians love using corruption to crack down on political opponents.

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          10 months ago

          This is basically rule number one in the autocrat’s handbook: Rule something as illegal but make it necessary (e.g. give your public servants a near-zero salary, making them dependent on taking bribes to live). Then at any point the leaders have the legal grounds to arrest whoever they want for ‘corruption’. It’s a very common tactic.