Originally Posted by
RudderTrimZero
Punishment for errors has its root in ancient Chinese tradition and it serves to uphold the corrupt system of leadership where superiors can never be held to blame. They just don't understand that punishment is only for deliberate acts and not human errors. The concept is simply not there. Instead, the system chooses to focus on legislating and enforcing punishment because by doing so allows them to avoid root cause analysis. Often, the root cause is incompetent people barely qualified for their jobs. Unfortunately, these are the most politically connected in Chinese society.
That's true throughout Asia - a culture of Impunity and Zero Accountability!