Just wondering...
After viewing the programs from Oz's "Foreign Correspondence" on (ABC) Australian Network channel, which highlights various issues on China's human rights (with the most recent one about a blind Chinese lawyer who is serving his 4 year term in a Chinese prison for speaking out for his town folk), I started to wonder why in this day and age, Chinese still have problems seeking re-course for their issues/concerns/problems with their local authorities? I mean from what I had understood from my Chinese friends, most of the time when re-course is required, it is more advisable to approach Beijing rather than call upon the local authorities.Also, from various other similar channels/programs by the BBC and CNN, I noted that whenever foreign reporters are "chased out" by the local authorities from making any interviews, they are always tailed by some un-marked or non-authorized vehicles. Even when approached by the "chased out" reporter to identify themselves, the members in the vehicles would instantly high-tailed away or just plain "act innocent"...why is that? As a matter of fact, such actions only serve to increase suspicions of both the locals and foreign guests/viewers that the (local) authorities really do have something to hide.
Now, don't get me wrong, I have faith in the policies of the Chinese government and believe that the communist party leaders do work for the good of the country; however, what I don't get is why everything must go through Beijing first or alone before it can be resolved? (Just look at the recent incident with the milk powder) For if that is the case, then what is/are the role(s) of the local government(s)? Do the local governments not have to follow strictly to the decree of the Communist Party in Beijing? If they do, why then does it always appear that the local government is "bullying" or "abusing" (and I use the terms loosely here) the locals under their charge? Are local government making their own laws or misinterpreting the decrees (either on purpose or accidently)? You know upon reflection, it seemed that a lot of problems (as highlighted by the western media or so-called "Rights" agenices) of the commoner in China either start from the local authorities and/or would initially involve or revolve around the local authorities. I wonder why is that, too?
Maybe its high time that the Communist Party in Beijing start to review and restructure the system of delegation of authority(/power) to include greater "checks and balances" in the system. Afterall, China had shown to the world through its "come out party" via the Beijing Olympics that it is not the same China etched in stereo-type minds. More and better channels should be provided to the common people in China to allow their voices to be heard and any grivences resolved appropriately by the rule of law and Party ideology. (I am not trying to advocate that China should follow western style form of goverance; but rather that adherent to the Law and Party ideology should be execised when dealing with such matters)
Personally, to me the ideology of the Communist Party is pure and simple, regardless of what the books and/or experts might say; and that is, "One for All; and All for One". And like it or not, this simple idea had been spoken, written, and proven many times true by both the Chinese leaders and the Chinese people; and agreed upon through their actions by outsiders of China. So maybe, just maybe, its time focus should be on the workings of the local authorities rather than on the Communist Party as a whole so as to avoid the "one black sheep in family labelling the entire flock bad" mentality as still viewed by those outside of China. Yes?
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