But do they take effect the next time they wake up?

FINALLY someone from Lithuania that also doesn't like šaltibarščiai

💀

Just to show how much of a shitshow the Chinese legal system is, 民法总则 and 民法通则 were in force at the same time – I used to get confused as to which provisions of which law applied in each circumstance. So expecting them to make 刑法 or 行政法 amendments for that would be basically asking for a miracle.

Sadly, even in 2025, Chinese law is still being written – the Civil Code entered into force only in 2021(!) (replacing the General Provisions of Civil Law (1986) and the General Rules of Civil Law (2017)). (4/?)

Sorry for the rant – it's been bubbling inside me after living there for 5.5 years.

As to what the government gains from this, they just pretend that the problem doesn't exist or it's too complicated to solve, thus saving money on enforcement mechanism funding. (3/?)

silence” and “see no evil” mindset that are way too prevalent in Chinese society. (2/2)

The government considers this as very low in their priority list to the point that they can’t think of the way to draft the article in the Criminal Code properly, not to mention oftentimes toothless law enforcement mechanisms in many aspects.

This goes hand in hand with the “culture of (1/2)

And the machines don't even put the things on the shoes properly half the time. 😒

Do they wear tax discs at least?

I don’t – it’s implemented in home conditions.