China has some of the world’s most severe penalties for drug abuse, but Chinese officials, who are accustomed to breaking rules, are flagrantly ignoring the country’s drug laws.
“Like the high number of officials who have been exposed for their licentious and immoral behavior, taking drugs has become the new status symbol for Chinese Communist Party officials,” said China current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan. He pointed to Chinese authorities’ frequent issuance of disciplinary notices amid cases of official drug abuse continuing to emerge in headlines.
