US, not China, most corrupt country in the world: Chan

[haidian]

US, not China, most corrupt country in the world: Chan
PTI | Jan 13, 2013, 06.58 AM IST

BEIJING: Riled by US media reports highlighting corruption in China , Hong Kong based Hollywood star Jackie Chan has hit back at America branding it as the world's "most corrupt" country.

Chan told Chinese Phoenix TV that China has been bullied by international powers for a long time and started making progress only in recent years. While China had corruption problem, so do other nations, including America , he said, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.

He went on to say that America is "the most corrupt (country) in the world", not China. "Where does this great breakdown (of corruption) come from? It started exactly from the (rest of the) world, the US... If our own countrymen don't support our country , who will?" he said.

He was apparently angry over recent US media reports highlighting massive assets accumulated by some of the Chinese leaders, including Premier Wen Jiabao Chan also said that Chinese people should only criticize China among their own people, and not to foreigners. "We (can) talk about it when the door is closed. To outsiders , (we should say), 'our country is the best' ," he advised.

 

[Silverblaze]

Well US actively promoted corruption in other countries which does make it a corrupt country.

 

[PITA]

Ouch! This thread isn't going to end well.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

go Jackie Chan!
If you disagree with him he will beat you up with a ladder!

 

[HongWu]

Now Americans are ashamed they paid to watch his movies ha.

 

[Surenas]

US: rank 19
China: rank 80.

2012 Corruption Perceptions Index -- Results

Chan is FOS.

 

[Protocol man]

US: rank 19
China: rank 80.

2012 Corruption Perceptions Index -- Results

Chan is FOS.

a corruption index made by westerners. Yea I believe that.
In the US, lobbying is bribery. That's is corruption.
When you can pay politicians to do your bidding, that politician is corrupt. They work for the best interest of a corporation or billionaire or group at the expense of the best interests of the country.
Lobbying is legal in America. It's called bribery in other countries and carries a massive punishment.

China has corruption, it's a big problem, but actions are being taken to combat it. In America, everyone thinks American politicians are not corrupt.