Chinese corruption

Is it really that big of a suprise that the government of the Peoples' Republic of China is corrupted? A Chinese defector has not only confirmed this, but also noted that it was wrong for Western businesses to be investing in China. The political environment is too unstable for a viable investment over a long term period. He notes the fact that there is a political split between the current and past Presidents in China. He warns that the government is using this economic boon to be able to enforce its power on people. [Article link]

I started raising my eyebrows when I heard that Hu Jintao had to test his political power during important government meetings. I know of no other nation that has had to confirm a ruler's power over another. Power is transferred and that is it.

This has lent credence to my suspicions that companies that do business in China are gambling. Already, they have to run through so much red tape that you need to give favors to certain people in order to get anything done. I've heard of people who have visited Beijing and Shanghai and have noted that, while Shanghai is rather friendly to Westerners, you are treated like spies in Beijing. When China finally starts wielding its big guns that it's hiding under those robes, so many businesses are going to cry. They'll plead with our government to shed its own teeth in order to appease China enough to continue business.

There is going to be conflict with China. I will probably live to see it (maybe even in uniform). I already feel like the guys who knew that war with Japan was going to start soon. It's going to start on another island, just like with Japan. I can only hope that, when we go to protect Taiwan, that we'll have the technology available to stop the nuclear strike before it hits the U.S. They're slowly and silently building up their military. China is too big to collapse before it strikes. It may be a prelude to collapse, but that will not prevent the inevitable conflict. Don't be too surprised when the news articles read that Congress has declared war on China, the first time the body has declared war on another sovereign nation since WWII. It's just a matter of when.