Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Corruption in Illinois will not end until public sector unions are made Illegal. Public sector union bribery of Illinois Democrat politicians in exchange for grossly above market wages and benefits in exchange for votes and boots on the ground at election time is the self-perpetuating cycle of Illinois corruption. Bust the unions and you bust the corruption. Simple as that.
There is plenty of government corruption in Illinois that is unrelated to unions.
UIC has a website devoted to corruption.