No need for officials who violate law

That Qiu He, former deputy Party chief of Yunnan province, has been put under investigation for violating Party discipline and the country's laws does not come as a surprise.

Way back in 2007, when many media outlets praised him for his single-minded pursuit of urban development reform, I warned through my articles that his actions went against the law. This was before he became deputy Party chief of Yunnan. In Feb 2007, I described in an article in the Science of Law magazine what kind of officials were needed to build a harmonious society after reading reports praising Qiu for his supposedly tough reform measures.

Many of Qiu's administrative decisions were illegal. And other officials should be warned not to follow Qiu's example, because he lacked proper understanding of the rule of law.