Feng Jicai on Big Government

Writer, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) standing committee member and Tianjin native Feng Jicai is quoted on Twitter comparing the governments of the U.S. and China:

Feng Jicai: The U.S. doesn’t have the Central Committee Organizing Department, so it has no market for political titles; no Ministry of Land and Resources, so no forced demolition; no Ministry of Railways, so no train ticket scalpers; no Ministry of Propaganda, so journalists can investigate the truth; no Ministry of Culture, so culture flourishes; no SARFT, so people can make blockbusters; no Ministry of Science and Technology, so science and tech are developed; no State Ethnic Affairs Commission, so different groups get along; no State Administration for Religious Affairs, so religion can benefit people and society.

RT @eyrading: 冯骥才：美国没有组织部，所以没有买官卖官；没有国土部，所以没有强拆；没有铁道部，所以没有黄牛倒票；没有宣传部，所以记者可以探究真相；没有文化部，所以文化繁荣；没有广电总局，所以能拍出大片；没有科技部，所以科技发达；没有国家民委，所以民族和睦；没 …

— Victor Yang (@Victoraiyang) June 1, 2012

Feng is the author of Ten Years of Madness: Oral Histories of China’s Cultural Revolution, The Three-Inch Golden Lotus and other stories and novels.