Another Look At Corruption in China

According to the book 百姓话题,当代名言 (China Wenlian Publishing House 1999), corrupted officials can be downright audacious.

A corrupted official who was "investigated" by the Disciplinary Inspection Committee reportedly said:

"我是在为厂子谋福利, 你们要再调查下去, 影响了整个厂的利益, 那你们得负责任."

("I am seeking benefits for the factory. And if you continue to investigate, and if the bottomline of the entire factory is adversely affected, you'd have to bear responsibility.")

Corruption had also triggered off many local sayings, and this one goes "吃半天, 喝半天, 酒足饭饱睡半天, 要办事情等明天."

("Feast half a day, drink half a day, drank and fed to his heart's content he has to sleep for another half a day. If you want to get anything done, wait till another day.")