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.