Unbridled Evil: The Corrupt Reign of Jiang Zemin in China | Chapter 7, Part I

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

Jiang Zemin (third from left), former supreme leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), flanked by other top regime leaders and their wives, at the opening of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. The Chinese internet is abuzz with rumors of Jiang's death. Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images

Read the series here: Unbridled Evil

Chapter Seven: Western Companies Collaborate with Evil Regime (Part I)

Section 1: Western Corporations Seek Profits in China. 1

• Corruption with ‘Chinese Characteristics’ 1
  Tax Evasion. 1
  Foreign Enterprises Exploit Chinese Workers. 1
  ‘Don’t you feel ashamed?’ 1

Section 2: Western Media Companies. 1

• Murdoch’s News Conglomerate Allies with Communist Party. 1
  Western Media: A Platform for CCP Propaganda. 1

Section 1: Western Corporations Seek Profits in China

During the 1980s when Deng Xiaoping was opening up China to the world, the corporate West was very leery of the potential of investing in this little-known market. There were many unanswered questions. Would China be good for investment? How were labor relations? Was the society stable enough? Of course, there were differences in ideologies between communist China and the West, and concerns over the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights practices. Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia—with companies headed mostly by ethnic Chinese—took the lead. After seeing them making a fortune, western companies were eager to jump on the China bandwagon. Corporate ethics and social responsibility took a backseat to the prospect of making a lot of money.