Items Tagged With China Law

Interesting. While combing the China news today, I learned that new anti-graft regulations were just passed to ensure government officials who are more squeaky clean. As the AP article put it:

The taboos included lobbying officials of higher rank, handing out pamphlets or souvenirs without authorization, holding social activities to form cliques, and offering or taking bribes.

Also on the list were making phone calls, giving gifts, holding banquets or conducting visits to win support; covering up illicit activities; spreading hearsay against others; using intimidation or deception; and arranging jobs for others.

ok...follow me here. So...um, if these new measures are not on the books as illegal, does that mean they were ok before? Hmm, that explains a whole lot.

I like the "covering up illicit activites" one. I wish they clarified somewhere what those illicit activities are. Would have been an interesting list.