Comments on: China: Wen Jiabao Adresses the National People’s Congress http://www.credoadvisors.com/blog/interesting-news/china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/ Credo Advisors Consulting Blog: Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John http://www.credoadvisors.com/blog/interesting-news/china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-356 John Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:21:58 +0000 http://credoadvisors.com/blog//china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-356 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece I'm not easily disturbed. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article352535.ece

I’m not easily disturbed.

]]> By: Peter http://www.credoadvisors.com/blog/interesting-news/china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-351 Peter Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:12:05 +0000 http://credoadvisors.com/blog//china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-351 As much as I would love to see the poor (the world's poor) rise up and wrest equality from the wealthy and powerful few, the pacifist in me becomes increasingly sad at the possibility of so much death and bloodshed. It is a shame that most people (I hope to be proven embarrassingly wrong about this assumption) lack the foresight, compassion and commitment to the greater good to prevent such painful corrections of social injustice. As much as I would love to see the poor (the world’s poor) rise up and wrest equality from the wealthy and powerful few, the pacifist in me becomes increasingly sad at the possibility of so much death and bloodshed. It is a shame that most people (I hope to be proven embarrassingly wrong about this assumption) lack the foresight, compassion and commitment to the greater good to prevent such painful corrections of social injustice.

]]> By: Jack Yan http://www.credoadvisors.com/blog/interesting-news/china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-348 Jack Yan Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:51:27 +0000 http://credoadvisors.com/blog//china-wen-jiabao-adresses-the-national-peoples-congress/#comment-348 Mr Wen has every right to be concerned. Since the Communist Revolution, the Politburo’s policies surrounding agriculture have seen one third of the farmland that was there in 1949 now being unusable. A sensible practice may be to use taxes levied in the urban areas and applying them in rural ones, as the gap between rich (largely urban) and poor (largely rural) is wider now than at any point in China’s history. The last time the gap became too wide, there was a revolution. The Communist Party is perhaps fortunate that the people have come to tolerate the status quo for a tad longer than last time. Mr Wen has every right to be concerned. Since the Communist Revolution, the Politburo’s policies surrounding agriculture have seen one third of the farmland that was there in 1949 now being unusable. A sensible practice may be to use taxes levied in the urban areas and applying them in rural ones, as the gap between rich (largely urban) and poor (largely rural) is wider now than at any point in China’s history. The last time the gap became too wide, there was a revolution. The Communist Party is perhaps fortunate that the people have come to tolerate the status quo for a tad longer than last time.

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