Clayton Dube, head of the USC U.S.-China Institute, spoke with Voice of America about the Chinese crackdown on political corruption with regards to the recent Bo Xilai case.
“The Chinese are really angry about corruption,” said Dube. “They routinely identify corruption as one of the top 1 or 2 problems that China faces.”
He added that the Chinese people often link political corruption to other issues such as the gap between rich and poor, land disputes, pollution and food safety.
According to Dube, by using Bo Xilai’s case an example of eliminating corruption, the government is saying: “we will judge ourselves and you can trust us to do just that.”
“It’s definitely intended to send a signal: One better be on board or one risks losing everything,” said Dube.
Dube also did an interview with KSCI about the case.
