Superstitious officials have no place in society

YEARS BEFORE BEING removed for suspected "serious discipline and law violations" last November, Zhu Mingguo, former chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reportedly prostrated before qigong "master" Wang Lin to thank him for a big favor. Wang is believed to have used his connections with some government officials, not his self-proclaimed superpowers, to help Zhu keep his post in Hainan province, where he was reported to have taken bribes and cheated on his wife. Zhu was transferred from the island province in 2001. Comments:

To some extent, Zhu cuts a pathetic figure, because the "master" he worshiped turned out to be a crook who favored him by pulling strings. By prostrating before a charlatan, Zhu exposed his superstitious beliefs and shamed himself.

cjn.cn, May 21