"The way in which inter-personal relationships infiltrate the political processes, causing a lack ofobservance and enforcement of the law, is a major cause of corruption in the Party and government, " says the Shanghai-based sociologist Cao Jinxing.
Law enforcement-trained personnel engaged as Field Researchers then visited the mosques and evaluated them on the basis of pre-determined indices of Shariah lawobservance.
There is also every indication that the powers in Beijing recognise the importance of the rule oflaw and that its proper observance in the commercial arena is good for business and at the core of China's prosperity and stability.
In the meantime, this chart illustrates the data from the initial 100 mosques under investigation, and the high correlation between the observanceof so-called "Shariah law" and jihadist activities.