But today many are likely to buy their way up the career ladder, enrich themselves through bribes, and then either flee the country or kill themselves in disgrace.
The higher the position, the greater the potential for graft. In Shenyang last year a court heard how the post of transport bureau director had been bought for ?16,500, while that of director of the tobacco monopoly bureau went for ?13,000. The holders of the positions were given the death penalty.
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