Power doesn’t corrupt, fear corrupts! China’s rule over their people

BY STEVEN KASZAB

Our political leaders have been critical of The People’s Republic of China, proclaiming loudly for all to hear how China is: oppressing, imprisoning and abusing various minority groups within its national borders:

• Uyghur Minority
• Falun Dafa Participants (Falun Gong)
• Buddhist Tibetans
• Sexual-Gender Orientation Groups
• Tibetan Nationalists

Such groups have fought peacefully as well as violently to achieve their goals, whether that be: full, or partial national independence, national recognition, transparent accountability and even simple recognition of their human and religious rights. Living in a people’s democracy (dictatorship) means living in uncertain and challenging times. One’s livelihood, reputation, freedom of movement, education and employment are all under scrutiny by the: national police, intelligence agencies and the government apparatus.

Many thousands have been imprisoned, arrested, tortured and disappeared, with no answers given as to the location of said persons, or their bodily remains. China has established 300-400 encampments holding over a million Muslim Uyghurs, never explaining the reason why. Why are thousands of Falun Gong followers: imprisoned, tortured, their bodies organs harvested, and many killed?

Our political leaders recognize these above-mentioned incidents as facts, yet they still work with Chinese firms, the National Chinese Government, and recognize China as a credible superpower internationally. They fear China and its economic, financial and political influences.

Why does China fear religious organizations such as: Islam, Christian Faith Groups, Buddhist and Falun Dafa teachings?

In China, communism is seen and treated as a national religion; belief in humanist and ideological teachings need to be superior to those of traditional religious teachings and doctrine. Competition for the loyalty and fidelity of China’s over a billion citizens continues to inflame Chinese government intelligence and security oppression.

When a solution can be found easily, the dictatorship responds as it always does, with fear and loathing of its population, especially its youth. If Chinese authorities were to recognize and allow free expression with regards to religion, cultural beliefs and limited financial expression the population would certainly respond accordingly, and thankfully to their nation’s governmental faithful trust in their citizenship, such events will not happen since Chinese government leaders still fear losing their: authority, prestige and power.

John Steinbeck once wrote “Power doesn’t corrupt. Fear corrupts…perhaps the fear of losing power.” In the case of China this statement makes verifiable sense.