Putting An End to＂Shanghai’s Cab Entrapment Schemes＂Cannot Be Done by “Punishing the Small and Letting Go the Large”

• Author: Hai Lan

Lu Yuexing, vice head of Shanghai Pudong District, and Wu Fukang, chief of the Pudong District Bureau of City Administration and Law Enforcement, were given administrative warnings for publishing false investigation conclusions regarding the “Sun Zhongjie Incident.” Sun picked up a hitchhiker (hook) who said that he had something urgent to deal with but couldn’t find a taxi or bus.Sun was then caught for operating an illegal taxi service. Determined to attest his innocence, Sun chopped off the little finger of his left hand.

Compared to the punishments for publishing false investigation conclusions, ordinary citizens care more about who will be held responsible for the “Fishing Law Enforcement” that has run rampant for many years...