arjun2761 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:20 am
Jay, I think you have a good read on how this will play out. Shuai Peng will survive this because of international pressure but she knows that there will be serious consequences to both her and her family if she continues to publicly embarrass the party (CCP).
With respect to the ivory tower rant against the US judiciary, most of us understand that there are human and political biases in all human run systems. The US judicial system has its biases but is actually fairer than most other judicial systems. In China, it isn't a question of bias, it is a question of power. If a judge in a Chinese court displeases the CCP, he will disappear just as soon quickly as Peng and of course no one will know or care about him. In every state, the top admin and judicial official know that they serve at the mercy of the local CCP chief....
Well, any uninformed can say whatever they want I suppose on the internet. Either basic reading ability has gone down so much that they cannot really understand simple English or are intentionally making up straw-men. The U.S. system is perhaps fairer than most other judicial systems but is less fair than many other judicial systems. In the U.S. it is a question of bias *and* a question of white power too. The white establishment and the elite control the judicial system. It has always been. Whatever the people who live in the fantasy world of American Exceptionalism may think and say. There are many ways to skin a cat.
It is, of course, futile to debate with the ill-informed. But, still. No, not every local chief these days can do whatever they want and get away. China has improved their judicial system to become fairer. Is the Chinese system fairer than the U.S. system? Not at this point. Is the U.S. system (#27 in the world by one reputable survey and ranking) fairer than that in the Uruguay? Again, not at this point. Is China's progress rather slow? Yes, that is also true. All that is irrelevant.
My point is that China has been improving their judicial system in the last decade. Is it still better than India's at this point? No. But, it is better than about half the world's systems. And, better than India's in many aspects. Their system is better wrt corruption, wrt order and security, wrt civil and criminal justice than India's. For example,
the ex secret police boss was captured recently. There are many such instances in the last decade where the so called "local chief" and even higher ups have been prosecuted. So being a partyman is not longer an absolute get-out-of-jail-free card these days. Of course, subtleties are difficult for people who cannot think and want to go ra-ra about American exceptionalism and rant here. I know there is not much one can do to argue with people who live in a make-believe world and make up their own stuff.
Xin Jinpeng has tried to crack down and has made some progress in tackling corruption. For those who are inquisitive and can read, the following is an excellent article
China catching the "tigers" now. That was my point. I know a few are singularly un-inquisitive and biased and no amount of evidence will change their views.
Anyway, getting back to Shuai. As I said, nothing will happen to this guy because he is "too high". China has been cleaning up things at the lower level and they know they have to if they want to be an efficient economy. But, that has been rather slow and certainly has not reached the levels of this guy (who abused Shuai).
