RE: RE: Check your personal emails China is no longer what it used to be. That tradition was out of the window decades ago. They want money, and control. They have surpassed western countries in almost every respect, including corruption. Have you ever heard in here things like used cooking oil already dumped in the gutter being salvaged and resold to the market, or industrial chemicals added to food to enhance its looks, or some government officials having enough money to keep 20 or 30 girls as lovers outside marriage, etc, etc... I really feel sorry for people living there. Superficailly, life looks very good, but when you even don't know what you eat or are scared of the food you eat every day, you can imagine why so many people want to get out from there.
We don't know what role PRC plays in the sinoforest saga, but I strongly suspect that the problem stems from some of the corrupt forest officials in China. Some say these are necesary evils when China is going through a trasitional period. But it doesn't seem that bad things will let up any time soon. And the government is powerless to stop them, because the people in power want to grab money themselves, how can they blame others to do the same, by whatever tricks they can think of.
Oh, well, just some personal observation, while we are waiting for the truth to come out, one way or the other. Cheers.