If you have been "doing the right thing" in the first place, then there is no need to fear any check, right? This may have been issued as a reminder for everyone that there WAS and IS a safety policy in place that any professional pilot working there should have been aware of.
Of course, sucking arse is present in any organization, be it asian or western. And I'm pretty sure EVA and CAL have a few suckers in their midst. It is just human nature. Some people are born into it, some make it into an art form! But to judge a safety policy to lead into such is a bit over the edge.