“If we ban animals performing, how will zoos raise money and breed more animals? The effective way to let zoos protect animals is that the staff should encourage animals to perform naturally, rather than abusing them to perform in line with what humans want.”
A user comment singled out on news site www.eastday.com.
“Laws must be stable and predictable. There should be a clear margin between illegal and legal, and playing mahjong should be well within that margin. The current problem is that local authorities enforce the law in line with their own local conditions, though the law gives a clear definition of gambling and the courts and police have also made it clear small stakes don't constitute gambling.”
Shanghai site The Paper comments on how the popular pastime of mahjong is falling victim to anti-gambling efforts in some places.
“Forging where goods originate from shouldn't be treated as a minor peccadillo or something that the industry can come with itself; it should be treated as fraud.”
Xu Mingxuan, commenting on The Beijing News, on fraudsters who sell goods from one location and claim they come from a more prestigious site.
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