https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/08/18/lost-in-translation/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 15:01:37 -0400<![CDATA[It may come as a shock to well-educated Westerners that Communists can be corrupt. Yet in 2013, &#8220;China was ranked 80th out of 178 countries in Transparency International&#8217;s Corruption Perceptions Index, on par with Serbia and Trinidad and Tobago, ranking less corrupted with tied countries Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Jamaica, Panama, and Peru&#8221; &#8212; and worse than Sri Lanka.  Most corruption is concentrated in the Communist Party of China because the party hands out all the goodies.]]>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:59:20 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2014/07/30/lost-in-translation-n193565