China's Anti Corruption Campaign

The anti-corruption drive of China's President Xi Jinping is getting results.

Ripples of the Purge - The American Interest that references this article:

No One Willing to Take Mother’s $16,000 as Graft Fear Hits China - Bloomberg

My question, is why would anyone in China admit they are willing to take a bribe?

China is currently number 100 for corruption, out of 175 countries per Transparency International. The United States is 17.

My opinion, is bribery happens when you have a society that has made it too hard to take action, and the result is bribery arises as a way to make things happen.