Comments on: Sun Liping (孙立平): The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part I)

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:16:25 +0000

Social decay is the cause and social turmoil is the result. And social decay in China today is primarily caused by the non-democratic system, which lacks check and balance. They are inseparably linked. Compared to other countries, China arguably has the harshest punishment for corruption. But corrupted officials are growing like leeks in spring. The reason is that the regime has never done anything about the soil that nurtures that corruption.

By: Sophie Beach

Sophie Beach — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:52:10 +0000

Dear Tony,

Mr. Sun’s contact information can likely be found through his own blog: http://blog.sociology.org.cn/thslping
CDT just translated his article.
cheers-

By: Tony See

Tony See — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:47:20 +0000

Dear Professor Sun,

I read with great interest your analysis of “social decay” in China. I hope I can establish academic contact and exchange with you. I am a professor of Social and Political Philosophy in Monash University and am interested in getting in touch with you. Do write me an email. Thanks.

Regards

By: Sun Liping (???): The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part II) | 1913 Intel

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:09:31 +0000

[...] entire post has been translated by CDT’s Linjun Fan. Please click here to read Part I. Here is the second [...]

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:36:06 +0000

Sun Liping (孙立平) nailed it. This is deeply woven into the fabric of Chinese society. The facade of honorable dealings is for face. “Under the table” dealings are the real locomotive of this society.

By: Neddy

Neddy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:58:19 +0000

That’s all very well, and credit to Xujun, but I find the CDT’s side-by-side bilingual approach very handy, and useful to readers. So I hope you don’t give up on this, and present the second part of the essay soon.

Thanks.

By: Xiao Qiang

Xiao Qiang — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:14:41 +0000

Thanks for pointing out this. CDT is a bit slow this time

By: Ma Bole

Ma Bole — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:01:56 +0000

I believe that much, if not all, of Prof. Sun’s essay was available in English translation last week on Xujun Eberlein’s blog Inside-Out China. A bit slow on the uptake CDT.