Control of grand corruption and triad crime in China

As affluence becomes more accessible under new economic policies in China, officials are tempted to get rich by illegal means. It is difficult to expect self-restraint from them because social conduct is influenced by prevailing capitalist tendencies and the enterprise culture. The get-rich-quick mentality has widened social inequalities and reversed the egalitarian spirit. Once profit and loss have been raised to sacred importance, officials, whose low salaries are incompatible with draconian power, discover that by simply signing a supply order or a commerce contract or organizing protective umbrella, they can reap great profits in bribes and kickbacks. Concomitant with the rapid development of the market-oriented economy, an increasing number of corruption practices have emerged.