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Just a few days ago in The Globe and Mail, there was an article about how Canada should follow Australia's example in dealing with China because they seem to be better at it. Of course, Canada is facing the ramifications of detaining the Huawei executive and as a result have 2 Canadians who have been in Chinese jail for 2 years... 

NO BONUS FOR 85 000 CIVIL SERVANTS BUT FULL PAY FOR 18 CABINET MINISTERS. The Ministers only took a three-month pay cut earlier this year. It is in times of crisis that the true character of this PAP Government can be seen. “The Government will stand with Singaporeans during this trying time” indeed. “We are all in this... 

As the chinese saying goes, 上有政策，下有对策 (The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them). It matters as much on the political will from the top, as it is on how it's implemented and executed on the local level. As China opens up more to market economy, it'll facilitate...