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I think many people would be amazed at just how much 'churn' (flow, or turnover) there is, even in areas that, on the surface, appear to have stable populations.
Punishing individuals seems to be a universal way of tackling corruption. As long as the highly centralized system remains in China though, corruption is unavoidable.