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The first Chinese Internet meme of the Year of the Dragon has emerged:<\/p>\nThe first Chinese Internet meme of the Year of the Dragon has emerged:<\/p>\n
Image from Weibo – outside the U.S. Consulate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Thursday February 2, Chongqing\u2019s Information Office announced that Wang Lijun (\u738b\u7acb\u519b)\uff0cthe triad-busting police chief who has been working under Bo Xilai to crack down on gang crimes in Chongqing would be given a new portfolio in charge of economic affairs in place of his public security post.<\/p>\n Early on February 8, photos began circulating on Weibo showing a large police presence around the American consulate in Chengdu.<\/p>\n Soon after that, people on Twitter and Sina Weibo began speculating that Wang Lijun had sought refuge inside the U.S. consulate and was intending to defect.<\/p>\n Then at 11:06 am, the Chongqing Information Office published the following announcement on their Sina Weibo account:<\/p>\n According to reports, because of long term overwork, a state of anxiety and indisposition, Vice Mayor Wang Lijun has agreed to accept vacation style medical treatment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The announcement did nothing to end the speculation on the Internet, with some commentators believing that something did happen at the U.S. Consulate and others believing that Wang has fallen into political troubles. Phoenix TV\u2019s iFeng website has set up a\u00a0special page about Wang Lijun<\/a>\u00a0from which the graphic above was taken.<\/p>\n \u201cVacation style medical treatment\u201d is a translation of the Chinese \u4f11\u5047\u8bd5\u6cbb\u7597 (xi\u016bji\u00e0sh\u00ec zh\u00ecli\u00e1o). Some of the noteworthy wags who tweeted on Weibo about \u201cvacation style medical treatment\u201d are real estate boss\u00a0Pan Shiyi and media figure Hong Huang<\/a>, tech business star\u00a0Li Kaifu<\/a>\u00a0and former lawyer of Chongqing mob boss Li Zhuang, who offered his\u00a0assistance to the \u201cpatient\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update \u2013 February 10<\/b>: The Global Times\u00a0reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n China\u2019s foreign ministry Thursday confirmed that former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun had visited the US consulate in Southwest China and stayed there for a day, according to a statement released Thursday via the Xinhua News Agency.<\/p>\n \u201cChongqing\u2019s vice mayor Wang Lijun entered the US consulate in Chengdu on Monday, and left a day later. Related departments are still investigating this incident,\u201d the statement said, without elaboration\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026\u201dWang Lijun did request a meeting at the US Consulate General in Chengdu earlier this week in his capacity as vice mayor. The meeting was scheduled, our folks met with him, \u2026 he later left the consulate of his own volition,\u201d Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman for the US State Department, told the press on Wednesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Links and sources<\/strong> Mandarin pronunciation<\/strong>![\"Image](\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120312180203\/http:\/\/www.danwei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/p2310921a631473108.jpeg\" "\\"Image")
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\nChina Geeks:\u00a0High-Level Defection or Convenient Vacation?<\/a>
\nThe Guardian<\/em>:\u00a0China\u2019s anti-gang police chief placed on \u2018stress leave\u2019<\/a>,\u00a0China\u2019s gang-busting police chief switched to new duties<\/a>
\nThe Age<\/em>:\u00a0China power play: anti-corruption officials vanish<\/a>
\nSouth China Morning Post<\/em>:\u00a0Power struggle set to intensify<\/a>
\nU.S. State Department: Press briefing where spokeswoman\u00a0Victoria Nuland answers questions about Wang Lijun<\/a>
\nChina Media Project:\u00a0Wang Lijun and \u201cpeaceful Chongqing\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0Hong Kong coverage of Wang Lijun<\/a>,\u00a0Wang Lijun in China\u2019s news pages<\/a>
\nInside-Out China:\u00a0Wang Lijun, Bo Xilai, and the US Consulate: What Happened<\/a>
\nSiweiluozi\u2019s blog:\u00a0Wang Lijun, Episode One<\/a>
\nThe New York Times<\/em>:\u00a0Gang-Busting Cop Is One for the History Books in China<\/a>
\nChongqing government Weibo announcement:\u00a0\u636e\u6089\uff0c\u738b\u7acb\u519b\u526f\u5e02\u957f\u56e0\u957f\u671f\u8d85\u8d1f\u8377\u5de5\u4f5c\uff0c\u7cbe\u795e\u9ad8\u5ea6\u7d27\u5f20\uff0c\u8eab\u4f53\u4e25\u91cd\u4e0d\u9002\uff0c\u7ecf\u540c\u610f\uff0c\u73b0\u6b63\u5728\u63a5\u53d7\u4f11\u5047\u5f0f\u7684\u6cbb\u7597<\/a>
\nXinhua \/ QQ:\u00a0\u91cd\u5e86\u526f\u5e02\u957f\u738b\u7acb\u519b\u8d85\u8d1f\u8377\u5de5\u4f5c \u63a5\u53d7\u4f11\u5047\u5f0f\u6cbb\u7597<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVacation style medical treatment \u2013 \u4f11\u5047\u8bd5\u6cbb\u7597 xi\u016bji\u00e0sh\u00ec zh\u00ecli\u00e1o \u2013 play the recording below for Mandarin pronunciation:
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