China Executes Ex-Food and Drug Chief

AP via MyWay.com ^ | 07-10-07 | ALEXA OLESEN

[John Leland 1789]

Life is very cheap in China. Executing an agency head is for the media consumption of people in nations where, as the Chinese notice, life tends to mean much more. The execution doesn’t necessarily mean that the Chinese government gives one rip about the damage they do in foods and drugs, chemicals, etc. they care about keeping foreign investment and foreign exchange.

[PGalt]

Very, very, interesting. Thanks for posting. Thanks to all contributors to this thread.

[RockinRight]

That’s my thought too.

It’s kinda entertaining in a cryptic sort of way though.

[grey_whiskers]

Heck, at least they didn’t execute him by feeding him their tainted dog food.

No, but it's an even-money bet that they billed his family for the bullet and then sold his organs.

And a decent chance they harvested (say) his kidneys before he died...without anaesthetic.

Pour encourager les autres.

NO cheers, unfortunately.

[Terabitten]

Was this for getting caught or for the crime itself?

It was part of China's new anti-corruption campaign. The fact that he was the head of their version of the FDA is merely coincidental.

[SmoothTalker]

Hurts to be the fall guy for something in China.

[cajungirl]

His actions caused the deaths of 10 people at least. His acceptance of bribes was part of a scheme that killed people, threatened the public health.

He got what he deserved.

[Vigilanteman]

Well, they have to harvest the saleable organs first.

[CholeraJoe]

Say what you will about Totalitarian regimes but they sure know how to dispense justice swiftly.

[AbeKrieger]

I’d love to see what Chinese justice would have to say about false accusations of rape, especially when perpetrated by a known prostitute.

[iceskater]

Ping to you.

[4yearlurker]

I don’t care what the Chicoms say or do. I still don’t trust them and they can keep their plastic junk and poison food. I still ain’t buying it!

[TheDoctorNoh]

I say we implement the same policy for corrupt, incompetent policy wonks in this country.

We’ll start with this gentleman: http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=98192,00.html

[<1/1,000,000th%]

China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash, the strongest signal yet from Beijing that it is serious about tackling its product safety crisis.

Ya think?

[GeneralisimoFranciscoFranco]

His actions caused the deaths of 10 people at least. His acceptance of bribes was part of a scheme that killed people, threatened the public health. He got what he deserved. Amen. We can't even execute child killers int this country. I wouldn't trade places with any of them, but on publi corruption, I'll vote for their system.

[herMANroberts]

Give them a choice, the Chinese hanging or the Japanese suicide.

[SaltyJoe]

Theoretically speaking, Yan Jiangyang, thus far is at the top of her game. She's newly promoted as her predecessor has been executed. No one expects that this sort of promotion would result in the new comer beaming with joy. She's probably scared to death of failure and will tackle her new job with voracious tenacity (or die trying). Perhpas no one in the CCP envies her, but she'll have the complete support of those who want to live longer.

Remember that these Athiests belive that they live only one lifetime. That which shortens their natural life is "evil". When a corrupted official approves what kills the only life they've got, that official might as well be the devil incarnate.

Yan Jiangyang



Zheng Xiaoyu

I don't know how long these pictures will last on the web.

photo from aljazeera of all places.

[Quix]

The red check mark strikes again.

Fittingly, it sounds like.

[Quix]

One might call it the

. . . Scribes and Pharisees solution . . .

that one should die for the many . . .

Gotta deflect closer scrutiny of everyone somehow.

[hunter112]

At least they have real accountability, not like here.

Yes, our traitors get called "Senator".