Zhu has retired but he is still active to use his reputation to advocate his ideas and criticize the current governmental administration in public. He criticizes not for his own interests but for the public welfare. China needs more political leaders like him. I never judge someone simply based on what s/he said. But words represent thoughts. Politics requires both rhetoric and actions. Said and done. I have no idea how political leaders can motivate if they are silent.
Reform hurts and may cause chaos, more or less, sooner or later. I don't think Zhu should take full responsibility for undesirable outcomes of reform policies during the Jiang-Zhu administration. For instance, before Zhu's tenure, China had no modern (or sustainable) social security program. What he had done in policy making increased public awareness with regard to this issue. And it is absurd to attribute current problematic property prices to the establishment of commercialized housing. In addition to making speeches, Zhu made changes and did something rational and good in economic policy making, something no one else was willing to do. He is a man of his word. What Zhu did is not a perfect ending but a great start.
I don't think so. He has said lots of cool words, but during his tenure, education, housing and medicare have been transformed terribly and we are still suffering those bad results. In judging whether a leader is good or bad, we should look what he has done instead of listening to what he has said. -- by 会员 leeern (2012/2/1 21:44:43)
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