China Law Blog - China Corruption By The Numbers. With Your Help, Coming Soon To An Internet Near You. - Comments http://www.chinalawblog.com/ China Law for Business en Copyright 2011 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:43:48 -0800 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:43:48 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Steven Blayney "Clients are constantly asking us about corruption in China and what they should do when asked to pay a "little extra." Our unfailingly advice is not to pay. The risks of getting sucked in to having to pay more or of getting caught are just too high."

In my view, one problem is that bribery tends to be an incremental process that people get sucked into over time. It may start out as what may seem to be a "small favor", e.g., "Would you help to fill out my daughter's US college application?" Next may come the college recommendation letter, etc., etc. This process puts one on the "slippery slope".

]]> http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/07/i_often_get_emails_from.html#11394 http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/07/i_often_get_emails_from.html#11394 China Business Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:57:45 -0800 Dan JG

Without verifying the nature of the bribe, and by allowing people to submit what are, at best, allegations, this website doesn't have a lot going for it.

Lets say for instance I don't like company X. Reason? Could be any, really. Have a couple of people log a few complaints of bribes solicited, and bam!

I could see how a lawyer would like this site though, haha.

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Exactly. That is what I meant when I mentioned the risks of "getting sucked in." I should have been more explicit, but you are exactly right. It starts with the small things and then how does it stop?

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I suggest you actually check out the site.

]]> http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/07/i_often_get_emails_from.html#11397 http://www.chinalawblog.com/2008/07/i_often_get_emails_from.html#11397 China Business Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:57:45 -0800 Dan kevin daigle there is a web site in china to help with corruption. do you have any info on this. Having situations on getting deeds for property, opposing parties are paying off the right people causing problems.

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