Just back from Cambodia where corruption is a fact of every day life and this article in the Shanghai Daily caught my eye. It's a small story but I think represents something that will hopefully change soon. It concerns a physically fit candidate who scored extremely high marks in a civil service exam and was subsequently denied the job because he failed a physical. Why you might ask would a physically fit student fail a basic medical check up? The answer in China is easy.Three government officials and two doctors have been charged with bribery and abuse of power. It is claimed they prevented the top scoring student from getting the job by claiming he was anemic. And why would they do that? It was done because an important government official wanted his daughter to get the job which she did.
So the bad news is corruption at all levels here is still quite prevalent. The good news is these people plus three more involved in the charade are being tried and will hopefully be convicted.
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