nepotism

Dozens of staff at China Unicom had family members that did shady business with the firm.

Throughout 2,000 years of Chinese history, business people had little to no status in society.

An online poll showed that most Chinese think the youth around them would rather have rich dads than work hard, indicating the deeply entrenched nepotism in modern China.

Politburo member Li Jianguo has been accused of favoring a nephew in previous years, news that comes out at a time when the new Party chief Xi Jinping is on a high-profile crackdown against corruption.