Unbridled Evil: The Corrupt Reign of Jiang Zemin in China | Chapter 5, Part I

A translation of the book 'The Real Jiang Zemin' from the original Chinese

Leader of China, Jiang Zemin, stands in the phone booth of the TGV on his way to visit the nuclear center of Blayais. Pierre Boussel/AFP/Getty Images

Read the series here: Unbridled Evil

Chapter Five: Moral Degeneration in China (Part I)

Section 1: Communist Rule: Corruption Omnipresent

• Buying and Selling Government Positions
  Corruption Expressed Multiple Ways
  Recent Characteristics of Corruption

Section 2: Professions That Go Awry: Food, Education, and Healthcare

• Toxic Food
  The Debasement of the Education System
  Healthcare That No Longer Cares

Wang Yue, a two-year-old toddler in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, ran out of her home one day in October 2011. A truck passing by knocked her down with one front wheel running over from her face down to the chest. The driver hesitated for a second and continued, with the rear wheel running over her chest again. Another truck came, crushing both her legs. Eighteen pedestrians went by, but none of them offered any help. Security video showed that, among those passersby, some walked by quickly, some took a close look before moving on, and some looked back a few times and walked away.[1]

Wang died days later. This tragedy not only highlighted the Chinese public’s lack of care for human life. It also revealed a disturbing phenomenon—the fear of being a good person.