Interesting piece of news from China – there is a growing public pressure on Chinese public officials to disclose their assets, as part of a broader push to expose corruption. But not all officials are taking the pressure lightly – one even responded by linking the relationship between government representatives and citizens to the one of employers and employees (and No, citizens are not employers in his mind).
And he is not alone, as according to one survey of public officials in China…
…concerning the proposed asset declaration requirement for public officials, 97 percent of respondents said they opposed such a law. In fact, the idea has been repeatedly discussed for the past 20 years, but has never been implemented.
But even though the officials are scoffing at the idea, the public seems determined to get the officials to reveal their assets. The cartoon below (that first appeared on the web) has been making headlines in the country and is now even appearing on T-shirts (who says there are limits to entrepreneurial potential?)
Published Date: April 30, 2009