Lai See

7 Aug 2010 - I read the dreadful account of a pregnant woman in a Shenzhen hospital who woke up after giving birth to her baby and found her ass stitched up by the doctor. The doctor decided on his needle work, because the woman's stingy husband left him only 100 RMB in lai see. The doctor had wished for more. The hospital promised an "investigation", but paying a few extra dollars in a red pocket (lai see) to the doctors or nurses is common practice in Chinese hospitals. The Shenzhen incident is a example of terrible abuse of power. It is a great responsibility to have knowledge, to lead or to be in control. Sadly, too often power is abused at the cost of vulnerable or marginalized people. The "have's" rule the "have not's". That is not typical for China, but happens in countries all over the world. However I have some concerns that China's rise goes so fast that its might may easily be (further) corrupted and abused. It could have disastrous results for the rest of the world and millions of people.