Professor Yu Qiuyu of MUST

Dean of the College of Humanity Arts of the Macau University of Science and Technology, Professor Yu Qiuyu had been flying out of the radar of this blog, mostly because of the presumption that writers do not have virtue. But increasingly so, Professor Yu managed to make himself standing out high above almost other writers alive in China, thus this entry.

Around the time of the Great Cultural Revolution, Yu's father was jailed, and his uncle was forced suicide. Yu, however, devoted himself and embraced the 'revolution' with full heart, as a major writer advocating for the revolution. Yu is a red guard and a key member of the group 'Shi Yi Ge (a song of the rock)' which was responsible for numerous articles that had been used in propaganda campaign for the revolution. Yu had been linked directly to persecution of intelligentsia with conscious and value. Yu is also a key editorial member of journal 'Morning Cloud', which is an important vehicle of the spreading of 'cultural revolution'.

Yu had been criticized for having no clue of history while writing about history, along plagiarism and other unethical behavior and academic misconduct. However, those were not the concern of this blog.

What enraged us, the normal people, are Yu's aggressive accusations on anyone who do not fully agree with the communism ideology and the ruling of the communist party. After the Sichuan Earthquake, when tens of thousands of people were killed, and disproportional school buildings collapsed, people demand the government to investigate the building quality of school buildings. Yu jumped out, and threatened parents who had their children killed should remind silence, otherwise their act could be exploited by anti-government movement. Yu encouraged them to 'act like the ruling class of this country', and collaborate to keep the mood of the country. Yu, has been a iconic figure of shamelessness, and a living proof that a person with knowledge have the capacity to dive deeper below moral bottom line.

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The 220 Clan

The revision of article 220 of the Criminal Procedure Law granted the police unlimited power to secretly detain human rights activists and political dissidents alike. They could be put into confinement without legal proceedings and without informing their families. The revision was made after the international society called foul when the authority secretly detained artist Ai Weiwei and his entire team, including accountants, drivers, interns for months without telling any of their families members their whereabouts. Ai Weiwei was last seen at Beijing Airport before taken away from public eyes. Therefore, his family could figure he must be detained although the authority never admitted. For his team members, they were taken separately so for a long period their families could not figure out what had happened to them.

Following scholars and professors endorsed the revision, which was a.k.a. Article 220.

♣♣♣♣ Professor Wu Fatian of the China University of Law and Political Sciences;
♣ Wang Minyuan of Chinese Social Science Academy
♣ Professor Song Yinghui of Beijing Normal University
♣♣ Professor Xie Youping of Fudan University

Professor Wang Mengshu of Beijing University of Communications

Professor Wang Mengshu of Beijing University of Communications (also know as Beijing Jiaotong University) is an academician of the Chinese Engineering Academy and top authority in railway system in China.

Hours after the 7/23 accident, where a bullet train was rammed behind by another bullet train at full speed, Wang claimed the driver error was possible cause, despite evidence pointed to a flawed signaling system. According to data log, the control room failed to notify the second train D301 that the first train D3115 was sitting on the track. Also according to data log, traffic signal at the area were showing green all the way. Also according to data log, ground based blocking system was not functioning at the time.

On the contrary, the driver of D301 stayed on his stand to the last second, and was stuck to death by the emergency brake handle. The driver, Mr. Pan, probably saved hundreds of people's life. Throwing a hero under the bus, just to sell more ill designed rail systems were nothing short of murder.

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Professor Wu Danhong of China University of Political Science and Law

Few lawyers are brave enough to speak for framed lawyer Li Zhuang, but Wu Danhong is the only one from academia who is bold enough to defend the illegal maneuvers of the Chongqing authority in the trail.

Coincidentally, in another high-profile case, murder of Qian Yunhui, Wu was the only one jumped out to question legality of revealing evidence of torture of witness by the police. Wu claimed police entitled the rights to torture, and that lawyer were not allowed by law to reveal.

After the 7/23 bulletin train accident, Wu set up a self-labelled grass root 'Anti-Rumor' Alliance organization, which closely collaborated with the central propaganda department and CCP controlled media to 'clarify' rumors spread on the Internet. 'Rumors' targeted by Wu's Alliance were later proved to be facts. Documents leaked from Wu's Alliance showed pro-Democratic activists were specifically targeted.

Wu endorsed the revision of the Criminal Procedure Law to allow the government unlimited secret detention power over human rights activists and political dissidents.

What a professor of the top law school in China.

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Professor Li Meijin of the Chinese People's Public Security University

Professor Li Meijin is Third Commissioner police officer, Lead Graduate Adviser of Chinese People's Public Security University. Professor Li was educated by the Chinese People's University (now used the name of Renmin University). Professor Li barely made this list after she provide legal analysis for a CCTV program regarding a high profile homicide case. A young mother was run over by a car. The driver noticed she was still alive, he then drew a knife and killer her. The driver was subdued by witnesses who saw the case. Professor Li argued, the driver did not intend to kill. Because the driver studied piano, he must be repeating what he used to do, pressing the keys - an obsessive-compulsive disorder, when he struck the knife 8 times into the young woman's body. Professor Li equates the murder with playing piano. Genius! Readers should not be surprised. Professor was among few who agreed with Professor Sun Dongdong of Beijing University when he said 99% of people who appeal official decisions were mentally ill.

Professor Li is a nobody, comparing to her peers on this list. However, she should thank to the broad social impact of this case which brought her the 5 minutes of fame. While many criticized her behavior, the long last effect of this case would be remembered as new record on how low an educated person would go in front of public eyes.

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Professor Xu Xinrong of Zhejiang University

Professor Xu Xinrong is Associate Dean of the Animal Science College of Zhejiang University of Zhejiang Province. Professor Xu is also the director of Insitute of Feed Science of Zhejiang University and the Vice Chair of the national Animal Biochemical Association.

Professor Xu made this list for his pioneering role in introducing the clenbuterol, CLB into China after taking a short visit to University of Virginia. It would be classified as a mis-step in academic research, which happens all the time, if Professor Xu had not confessed to the media that his group intentionally hide the side-effect when introducing the toxic material to be used in animal feed in China. In 2009, he explained to the media that, while at the time of 1990s the government was promoting lean pig, they felt they "shouldn't tell the other side of the story. Had they wrote about the side-effect of CLB, they wouldn't be able to publish their papers".

After exposed by the Consumer Day event on March 15, 2011, CLB usages had fomented in the last 2 weeks to a national scandal, and amounted to the largest food safety incident following the melamine milk of 2008. The incident brought to light how a big meat producer along government officials ignored obvious signs of safety violations. Alike the Sanlun melamine milk case, when the New Zealand based Fonterra owns 43% of Sunlun Diary, this time the meat producer Shuanghui (Shineway Group) of Henan Province was heavily invested and held by the Goldman Sachs of the US. The common traits of the worst public safety incidents are scientist, government, and a foreign company.

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Professor Pan Genxing of Nanjing Agricultural University

Contacted by reporters regarding the toxic cadmium rice, Professor Pan assured people eating retail rice is safe, if people follow his 'scientific method'. Professor Pan explained, in fine print, that although rice in China's retail market is known for toxic ingredient such as lead, cadmium, aflatoxin, polish powder, bleaches, plastic, etc, each single batch usually not affected by multiple extra ingredient. Therefore, as long as people don't rely on single source for rice, they should have no concern at all.

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