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China is Controlled by Corrupt Chinese Corporations; 5C greed
Topic Started: Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:25 am (848 Views)
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CHINA'S GOVERNMENT IS A PUPPET OF GREEDY BUSINESS PEOPLE AND THEY WANT TO USE THE MILITARY TO CASH IN ON PHILIPPINE OIL

As I see it, these greedy Chinese businessmen are using the lines used by nationalists to fool their people into believing that they have the rights to invade those Philippine territories.

The ulterior motive is to simply get their hands on those oil fields and make huge profits at the expense of foreign relationships.

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As Trial Of Billionaire Liu Han Opens, Chinese President Xi Jinping May Go For Even Bigger Target

By Michelle FlorCruz
on April 01 2014 4:21 PM

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Then China's Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang reacts as he attends the Hebei delegation discussion sessions at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on Oct.16 2007 Rueters/Jason Lee

Party prosecutors in the Chinese city of Xianning, located in the central province of Hubei, have announced criminal charges against Liu Han, a powerful mining tycoon accused of murder, among other things, and being part of a “mafia-style” gang with 35 others. The trial, which began Monday, has gained international attention, but it goes beyond the story of the downfall of a very wealthy Chinese.

It may become the first salvo in President Xi Jinping’s latest battle on corruption, a crackdown that may reach the highest echelons of the Chinese Communist Party. And a former Chinese president has warned that the crackdown may turn out to be so radical as to endanger the state itself.

One of Xi’s central commitments since taking the helm in early 2013 has been his ongoing crackdown on Party officials accused of corruption. Xi’s assault on “tigers” and “flies” -- a description he used for corrupt figures that exist at all levels, from the powerful ex-Party chief Bo Xilai to small-town administrators -- has been one of the hallmarks of his presidency, together with an emphasis on frugality and an end to the lavish lifestyle of some Party officials.

With the help of social media, the Party has been able to effectively use tools like Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, and WeChat to rally public opinion around the Party’s anti-graft efforts.

Liu Han is the most recent example of this. On Weibo, the search term “Xianning Court” became the second most searched topic just hours after the court’s official Weibo account announced the criminal charges filed against the tycoon and his associates.

The effectiveness of China’s well-oiled propaganda machine is easily visible online. Social media reaction to the court’s live updates have lauded the Party for the efforts in bringing “justice and fairness” back and “safeguarding the spirit of the law.”

“The crackdown on the criminal underworld must continue,” one blogger wrote. “The central government’s elimination of corruption and crime shows strong determination, they deserve praise,” another chimed in.

The case against Liu was being built since February. State-run Xinhua News Agency reported that Liu made 40 billion yuan, or around $6.4 billion, through shady business practices, in adddition to the murder charge and allegations of other criminal acts.

The downfall of Liu would undoubtedly be a win for Xi, but the Party has its sights on an even bigger “tiger:” Zhou Yongkang. Zhou was the general manager of China’s National Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation, before being promoted to member of the Politburo Standing Committee, leading China’s domestic security bureau for ten years before retiring in 2012. It is believed that Zhou secured $14.5 billion in assets for himself and his family through his old connections in oil, real estate, and various other industries

Zhou and his family, friends, and business associates have all come under scrutiny in what appears to be a strategic takedown.


The End of the Shanghai Gang

Zhou has been under virtual house arrest since authorities began investigating him late last year, through what some have reported as a “task force” ordered by Xi. Though no charges have been formally filed against Zhou, insiders have said that faces violations of “party discipline.” If convicted of crimes, he would be the most senior-level official to be accused of corruption since the Communist Party took power in 1949. He outranked the once high-flying Bo Xilai, the Party chief in the city of Chongqing who was sentenced to life in prison for corruption in 2013.

But Bo and Zhou have more in common than just being Xi’s targets for corruption. Both are members of a Party faction known as the “Shanghai Gang,” made up of followers of Jiang Zemin, who served as Shanghai’s mayor before being appointed China’s president in 1989. Current president Xi, on the other hand, comes from a breed of elite politicians associated with a different faction, the Chinese Communist Youth League Gang, a group of officials who had their political beginnings rising through the ranks of the Communist Youth League.

“In practical terms, there is no question that Xi’s anti-corruption drive has hit hard at what might be called the second and third generations of the old Shanghai Gang,” Andrew Wedeman, author and China political economy and corruption expert, said.

Though the Shanghai Gang may not be a power group in the strict sense, weakening the clique’s members is in Xi’s best interest. “Zhou Yongkang is said to have gotten his start up the ladder to power as a protégé of Zeng Qinghong, who is said to have been Jiang Zemin’s hatchet man and one of the core members of the Shanghai Gang,” Wedeman said.

“As I see it, rather than a direct factional attack on the Shanghai Gang, Xi’s main purpose is to strengthen his own political position by taking out Zhou and his gangs. In the end, […] I think it more as a fight among the descendants of the Shanghai Gang rather than an attack on the Shanghai Gang.”

“The ongoing investigation on Zhou Yongkang and his associates has a lot to do with Zhou’s previous support to Bo… And if in the process, the Shanghai Gang or any other regional forces are weakened, then it’s all beneficial to Xi’s leadership consolidation,” Dr. Jiang Wenran, a professor of political science at the University of Alberta, said.

Now, the Shanghai Gang’s godfather, Jiang Zemin, has taken notice -- and may be warning that the consequences of a crackdown may be huge.

Monday, a report in the Financial Times claimed that Jiang had reached out to Xi, asking that he rein in the ambitious anti-corruption campaign. The report said that Jiang sent a message saying that “the footprint of this anti-corruption campaign cannot get too big,” sending a warning Xi not to take on top-level Party members.

“On the other hand we can take it as a warning that if Xi pushes beyond Zhou, catastrophic political instability could result because Zhou is far from the only rotten apple in the leadership, both current and retired,” Wedeman said.

http://www.ibtimes.com/trial-billionaire-liu-han-opens-chinese-president-xi-jinping-may-go-even-bigger-target-1565802

Michelle FlorCruz joined IBTimes in October of 2012 and has special interest in stories relating to politics, business and culture in China and other areas of Asia.


Zhou Yongkang is just one of the many giant business people who manipulate China's government for their greed. Some control the banking and other financial systems. Some are involved in telecom and computer technology.

It is also being seen as one of the reasons why China wants to steal Philippine Oil in the West Philippine Sea.

Greed is not the usual behavior of any government since all sane nations must adhere to diplomacy and good relations. But when business people takes over, expect it to be their compelling attitude.


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Military officials are in business too

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A disgraced senior Chinese army officer is accused of selling hundreds of military positions, raking in millions of dollars, sources with ties to the leadership or military told Reuters, in what is likely China's biggest military scandal in two decades.

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The case could overshadow what had been China's most dramatic military scandal, a vast smuggling ring uncovered in the late 1990s in the coastal city of Xiamen involving both the military and government officials. The ringleader, Lai Changxing, was extradited from Canada and jailed for life in 2012.

Three sources with ties to the leadership or military, speaking on condition of anonymity, said one of the key crimes Gu is suspected of is selling promotions.

"Gu sold hundreds of positions," one source with leadership and military ties told Reuters.

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But "if a senior colonel (not in line for promotion) wanted to become a major general, he had to pay up to 30 million yuan ($4.8 million)", the source said.

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For officers who paid bribes to be promoted, corruption is seen as a means of making a return on the investment.

Examples of graft include the leasing of military-owned land to private business, selling military licence plates, illegally occupying military apartments or taking kickbacks when purchasing supplies of food or equipment.

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Gu has been under investigation for corruption since he was sacked in 2012. The sources said prosecution was delayed because he was "protected" by more powerful figures.

Sources told Reuters last month that Xu Caihou, 70, who retired as vice chairman of the state Central Military Commission last year and from the party's decision-making Politburo in 2012, was under virtual house arrest while helping in the probe into Gu.

As one of Gu's main supporters in his rise through the ranks, Xu was entangled in Gu's alleged misdeeds.

"Gu has implicated Xu Caihou" during questioning by investigators, a third source with leadership ties said.

The party leadership faces a dilemma over whether to prosecute Xu, who is undergoing treatment for bladder cancer, sources said.

Reuters has not been able to reach either Xu or Gu for comment. It is not clear if they have lawyers.

A commentary issued on Tuesday in the official PLA Daily said Gu's trial would probably be held behind closed doors as it would involve state secrets, though the verdict would be announced.

It implied he would be dealt with severely.

"The military holds the guns, and there cannot be corrupt elements hidden within their ranks. Only if the law is strictly followed ... can there be a political guarantee of the party's aim to build a strong military."

In January, Chinese magazine Caixin said investigators had seized objects, including a solid gold statue of Mao Zedong, from Gu's mansion in the central province of Henan.

In addition, Gu hired authors to concoct heroic tales about his father's revolutionary deeds in a bid to bolster his image in the eyes of China's red aristocracy - the sons and daughters of revolutionary leaders, Caixin said.

Investigators seized millions of yuan in cash, several kg (lb) of gold and about 10,000 bottles of the fiery liquor baijiu at Gu's residence in his home province, called "The General's Mansion", sources told Reuters.

China stepped up a crackdown on rampant corruption in the military in the late 1990s, banning the PLA from engaging in business. But PLA has engaged in land deals in recent years due to a lack of checks and balances, sources say.

The PLA cleared out illegal occupants from 27,000 military apartments over a seven-month period last year.

It also reduced the number of military vehicles by 29,000 between June and December. Vehicles with military plates enjoy many privileges and do not have to pay for petrol, highway tolls, parking fees or fines for traffic violations.

The party has struggled to contain public anger at a seemingly endless stream of corruption scandals, particularly when officials are seen as abusing their posts to amass wealth.


Disgraced China military officer sold ‘hundreds’ of posts-sources
By BENJAMIN KANG LIM and BEN BLANCHARD, ReutersApril 2, 2014 3:47am
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/355053/news/world/disgraced-china-military-officer-sold-hundreds-of-posts-sources
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Generals controlling the businessmen or is it the other way around?

Remember, with the corrupt regime, before an officer gets promoted, he or she needs to bribe some people with around US$5 million cash. That is 225,000,000 or 225 million in peso value!

This may be possible if the officer has a financier such as a billionaire Chinese businessman.
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But "if a senior colonel (not in line for promotion) wanted to become a major general, he had to pay up to 30 million yuan ($4.8 million)", the source said.
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For officers who paid bribes to be promoted, corruption is seen as a means of making a return on the investment.

Examples of graft include the leasing of military-owned land to private business, selling military licence plates, illegally occupying military apartments or taking kickbacks when purchasing supplies of food or equipment.

Link http://www.ibtimes.com/trial-billionaire-liu-han-opens-chinese-president-xi-jinping-may-go-even-bigger-target-1565802

For the financier to be able to recover the expenses, he can simply influence the general to favor his business operations which may involve smuggling and other illegal business practices.

Worse, than this, if a group of financiers bind together to pursue a common goal, that may mean disaster for the target corporation or country.

Imagine a group of financiers, like the owners of a big oil company, controlling a group of top generals and the latter is being compelled to launch a clandestine operation to target a corporation or perhaps another country?

Worse, since these big business people are also members of the politburo or political system, they can even enhance the pressure on the military to push for that clandestine operation.

The media and the public is simply fooled into believing that it is a patriotic action by concocting lies and stories.

Some said that these military generals and members of the politburo are relatives. The more the perceived common goal of amassing wealth becomes obvious. Is it not?

They will work together for their common goal of enriching themselves at the expense of genuine national interest and international relations.

Don't you see that happening now right in the West Philippine Sea?
Edited by Flipzi, Wed Apr 2, 2014 4:28 pm.
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KAYA PALA MADALI SILANG MAKAPAG-SMUGGLE into and out of the country kasi kasabwat ang PLA/PLAN !!!

NICA, DND, DILG, DTI, BOC, BIR, Malacanang, the people demands that these smuggling activities be stopped. Collaborators including the cops and LGU people (that Nick Sotelo mentioned in another post) and BOC guys must be jailed.


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8 hours ago near Muntinlupa City

Went down south in the Visayas to help shut down and stop a black sand mining operation fronted by Filipinos but in reality, funded by Chinese nationals, devouring our resources helped by unscrupulous and corrupt local politicians and police units in the local area. They also smuggle heavy equipment and illegal aliens into the area to work in the mines.

Sad part is that locals are helping them, which is like treason. They should all be shot in my book, specially the local officials like the mayor and all who are taking pay from government like the COP of the town, who we spoke to in confidence only to find out that he is working for the other side. I believe that aiding and abetting the enemy is against national security and should be punishable by long terms in jail, or have them serve on duty on the BRP Sierra Madre in place of our loyal Philippine Marines!

I pray that our friends in PNP-LPPO, BID, DENR, BIR, DILG and Customs as well as other government agencies be able to help stop this illegal mining activity soonest.

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... and dont forget the GOLD and Iron ores!

While China’s brazen occupation of the Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal, located just 125 nautical miles from Masinloc, Zambales, has captured all the national and international attention, little has been mentioned about China’s occupation of the Philippine mining industry, an entirely different issue from the Filipino Chinese (“Chinoys”) domination of the Philippine economy.

For example, one of China’s vast army of mining companies operating almost under the radar in the Philippines is located near the Scarborough Shoal in the coastal town of Masinloc where China’s Wei-Wei Group has set up a US$100 million nickel processing plant. In nearby Botolan, Zambales, China’s Jiangxi Rare Earth and Rare Metals Tungsten Group Company Limited operates a US$150 million nickel exploration and cobalt processing project.

As the Asia Sentinel reported on November 12, 2012 (“China’s Filipino Gold Rush”), “With an estimated US$1 trillion in untapped mineral resources in the Philippines, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Chinese mining companies, many of them operating illegally, have been exporting gold, nickel and other precious minerals out through the island country’s porous coastal ports, where there are no customs officials and plenty of bribable officials to turn their eyes the other way.”

http://www.asiasentinel.com/econ-business/chinas-filipino-gold-rush/



With its occupation of the Scarborough Shoal (what China calls “Huanyin Island”), smuggling precious metals from the Philippines to a China base will be even more convenient especially after it is transformed into a four story fortress, as China did with the Philippines’ Mischief Reef, located just 75 miles from Palawan, which China occupied in 1996.

The Asia Sentinel’s investigation reported that “as of now, of the gold registered as leaving the Philippines, only 3 percent of the exports are registered with customs officials… The other 97 percent arrives in Hong Kong without being taxed by the government in Manila, resulting in a massive tax loss.”

While that 97% of the gold is leaving the Philippines illegally, it is somehow legally entering Hong Kong as HK trade statistics showed that “gold consignments imported from Philippines into Hong Kong had been declared,” the Sentinel added.

In April of 2011, Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA), a company supplying foreign embassies and corporations in Manila with intelligence and business climate reports, released a study titled “Exploitive Chinese Mining in the Philippines” which reported that the incursion of Chinese mining firms into the Philippines has had a disastrous effect on the Philippine environment.

“While few are surprised over the assertiveness and penetration of Chinese mining investors, there is substantial evidence of unaccountability, misconduct and corruption in many Chinese mining deals,” the PSA reported.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/59379/chinas-mining-occupation-of-the-philippines


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As Deirdre Tynan of the International Crisis Group observes, “Central Asian governments see China as a wealthy and willing partner, but on the ground little is being done to ease tensions between Chinese workers and their host communities” (The Economist, September 14). The authoritarian polities of the region, as well as China's preference for focusing its diplomacy on small groups of elites, combine to create neglect of local public outreach programs, creating controversies that may limit further economic integration.

In spite of these challenges, President Xi Jinping's visit demonstrated Beijing's determination to improve public relations efforts in the region and to expand positive perceptions of China. More importantly, dynamic trade with China and Chinese business advancements in Central Asia have boosted domestic economies, and over the long term this may help to resolve local skepticism and pave the way for deeper economic integration.


China extends grip in Central Asia
By Baktybek Beshimov and Ryskeldi Satke
Nov 13, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/CEN-01-131113.html
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