From the Los Angeles Times:
The Chinese government said Wednesday that it had disciplined two officials for illegally seizing farmland, two days after it removed the party chief of Shanghai on corruption charges.
The actions, coming little more than a week before a key Chinese Communist Party meeting, have prompted speculation that President Hu Jintao is acting on a dual agenda: purging potential rivals while he attempts to quell public unrest over government corruption and impunity. [Full text]
