The local traffic police bureau in the city of Ankang, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, has reportedly ordered its police officers to issue fines of at least 5,500 yuan ($861) a month. Failure to do so means they will not receive their full pay. The bureau later denied the report. Comments:

Using the excuse of quantitative assessment as a fig leaf for its illegal gains in the "enforcement economy", the Ankang traffic police bureau has indirectly confirmed that the illicit enforcement has been gaining ground, as many become inured to it. While its clumsy excuse reveals the absence of supervision and oversight, which makes citizens easily fall prey to such profit-driven enforcement. Such an absurdity can only be corrected when the Ankang police bureau is properly dealt with and more people become aware of the importance of lawful enforcement.

gmw.cn, Aug 15