It’s understandable and reasonable for an enterprise to be profit-oriented. But it is more reasonable and desirable to put an end to commercial bribery, to provide employees better benefits and pay them salaries on time, to repay loans before they mature. Without this, it is meaningless to talk about social rights and liberty.
In our opinion, the pursuit of value should be the main engagement of a business person, but how to actually increase value remains a critical question. Reckless maximization of profits is dangerous and sure to force the public withdraw their support. While obtaining huge profits from public resources, enterprises should be responsible for addressing the negative externalities. When trade unions are not considered traps, when public interest is not an obstacle, only then are Chinese enterprises really carrying out their responsibilities.
With China's integration into the world system, as it becomes a more momentous force in restructuring the world economy, the fundamental values of human beings—democracy, law, liberty, human rights, fairness, humanity--should always be cherished. We should find a common attitude as how to maintain healthy, sustainable development, so that there will be better returns in the future. Only losers confine themselves to their own space; only the weak cling to old ways and let their persistence devolve into arrogance.
But a problem concerning every last citizen cannot be solved with the only efforts of a certain group. What shall we do as our country rises? How shall we use our strength from globalization? These are the questions for every Chinese.
Welcome to 2008.
- US Slowdown? It's Your Concern Too, China | 2008-01-28
- Double Standards, Two Faces | 2008-01-07
- Don't Cut off Public Participation | 2007-12-11
- Look at the Long-term | 2007-12-03
- Number One in the World... So What? | 2007-11-12
