i actually don't agree with roger scruton at a very profound level, but i respect his intellect and, as with salvoj zizek (a hopeless continentalist -- as in non-analytic, not anti EU), he has a lot to say that forces me to think.
one of the 3 points you raise (regarding sacking), seems to be the central point and happens to be something i'm very familiar with: the reference to chinese people being "replicas". this is possibly the most egregious example in history of quoting something out of context to present the opposite of what was meant. scruton was actually advocating the neo-liberal anti-china stance and attacking the chinese government for attempting to shape citizens in this manner. oddly enough, i actually find that stance to be somewhat problematic and proto-imperialist.
as for the other 2 things, i have no idea. can you point me to some articles? all i get from google is a terrible article in the guardian (which i had a very expensive north-american subscription to for most of my adult life until a few years after they rebranded as pro-corporate centrists).
p.s. sorry for the late reply. i somehow missed your posting.