In the final analysis, the incident is seen as originating from an emotional expression of the frustration and anger of the proud people of China who had been subject to ever increasing oppression from without and decadent corruption from within.
The only decent daily paper of record in France is the online 'Mediapart,' which exposes graft and corruption in high places and is feared by the establishment.
Corruption is one of the most common reasons I hear in views that criticize aid.
If this government is doing the right thing by fighting corruption, the Church should support it.