Tolerate Corruption? Really?

Even as an editorial by the state-run Global Times' recently called on the public to tolerate corruption in China, one prominent professor of political science said graft had reached levels that were unacceptable to the public.

On May 29, the Chinese version of the newspaper published an editorial titled, "Fighting Corruption is a Crucial Battle for Chinese Society." It coincided with news that former railway minister Liu Zhijun was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party for "serious disciplinary violations" following a graft probe.