...the government should, adhering to the principle that "a cat is good that catches mice regardless of whether it is black or white", adopt it and...
It should be avoided. That does not sound like something from a British, Irish, North American or Australian/NZ newspaper.
It is actually a translation of a Chinese saying.
Is "lucky is he" an inversion?
Even if it was translated by a native speaker of English, there is no guarantee that the result is natural English. The translater may have wished to give it an 'oriental' flavour'
Please ask questions about different sentences in a fresh thread.
The sentence below is different but its construction is similar, perhaps it can remain in this thread.
Speaking as a native Chinese, the English translation has no oriental flavour, so I guessed it is English style, but it isn't.
Yes. A past simple 'died' would be more natural.
Sorry. My slip. I meant to write "A past simple 'won' would be more natural (than a past perfect 'had won'".
