Kevin Rudd's connection to China has many strands. His Mandarin language skills help to ingratiate himself into Chinese company. But there is a special relationship that is pertinent to today's concerns that Kevin is running a bit too hot. The Chinese Ming Dynasty's Emperor Tai Zu was a bit like Kevin. However, Tai Zu put his PM to death so that Tai Zu could ensure he had total control over the bureaucracy. The Emperor trusted no one and did all the work himself at a furious pace. Cutting this long story short ... after Tai Zu left the imperial scene, the whole caboodle he'd set in place came tumbling down. Eventually all went back to how it was. Tai Zu's efforts did nothing to make the Ming bureaucracy any better than what it was.
Telegraph 4 June 08
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