Tag Archives: Bo Xilai

Bo Xilai outshone by “people’s judge” Zhai Shuquan

Yesterday, August 22nd, Bo Xilai’s trial got underway in Jinan, Shandong Province. Accused of accepting bribes, corruption, and abuse of office, Bo gave a spirited defence of himself while frequent posts on the court’s official Weibo feed sparked animated discussions … Continue reading

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Wang Lijun charged

Wang Lijun’s face is displayed large on (some of) China’s front pages today with the news that the former vice-mayor and police chief of Chongqing has been charged with four crimes:  using the law for personal gain (徇私枉法), defection (叛逃), … Continue reading

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Wang Yang: Look online for constructive feedback on governance

The Dongguan Times is a commercial daily affiliated with the Party news group in the southern manufacturing city of Dongguan. Today the front page features a picture of Wang Yang, Provincial Party Secretary of Guangdong Province and CPC Central Committee member. The … Continue reading

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Wang Yang says its not the Party’s role to bestow happiness on the people

The Southern Metropolis Daily is a Guangdong-based newspaper with a big print circulation in its home province, and a wide national audience online. The front page headline today is: “At the Party Congress, Wangyang said we must let go of the false … Continue reading

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Utopia website shutdown: interview with Fan Jinggang

The inspectors called on the Utopia bookstore in the early hours of Friday morning, April 6. There was one official from the State Council, one from the Municipal Network Management Office and another from the Public Security Bureau. An unusually … Continue reading

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Both Xi Jinping and Zhou Yongkang meet with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The front page of today’s People’s Daily features the headline, “Use practical acts to maintain reform, development and stability.” The article says the majority of party members, cadres and the masses strongly support the CPC Central Committee’s decision to discipline Bo Xilai and … Continue reading

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People’s Daily: “People must unify their thinking and rally behind the CPC Central Committee”

The People’s Daily , the official mouth-piece of the Communist Part of China, today features an article on its front page headlined: “Consciously maintain the good aspects of reform, development and stability.” The article states that the broad masses of Chinese cadres … Continue reading

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Bo Xilai investigation and school bus regulations

China Youth Daily is a popular newspaper under the auspices of the Communist Youth League of China that claims a circulation of around 800,000. The largest headline on today’s front page is that the State Council has formally released new school bus … Continue reading

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Purported open letter from Wang Lijun

The Wang Lijun affair continues to fascinate China. In a blog post titled Chongqing American TV drama, Han Han says he spent last night constantly refreshing the home page of the People’s Daily website, hoping to see some official announcement that would clarify what has … Continue reading

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Vacation style medical treatment

The first Chinese Internet meme of the Year of the Dragon has emerged: Image from Weibo – outside the U.S. Consulate On Thursday February 2, Chongqing’s Information Office announced that Wang Lijun (王立军),the triad-busting police chief who has been working … Continue reading

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