After the beginning of the market system formation in the PRC, officials, being in positions of responsibility, had the opportunity to control entire industries, received the right to distribute public funds and issue permits to enterprises. These opportunities provoked Chinese public servants to engage in corrupt practices. In contemporary China, the pressure of the authorities and officials on individual entrepreneurship is not pervasive. This is due to the fact that the civil servant are constantly considered guilty in the investigation and prosecution of corruption cases.
中华人民共和国市场经济开始形成以来，官员在担任职务时有机会控制整个行业，获得分配公共资金和向企业发放许可证的权利。这些机会促使中国公务员从事腐败行为。在当代中国，当局和官员对个人创业的压力并不普遍。这是因为在调查和起诉腐败案件，公务员经常被认为有罪。