The full translation of Lu Yaogang’s open letter (15,000 characters) is here. While the translator, Eswn modestly claim: “in view of the length of the article, my translation here was done quickly and cannot be considered completely accurate (especially the proper names of the individuals and their job titles).” on his/her blog: EastSouthWestNorth, I want to thank him/her for this critical service in helping to introduce this important document to English readers .
The translator also had a introduction section to give more background of the event: “Lu Yuegang is the deputy director of the news center in China Youth Daily. On May 24th, 2004, Zhao Yong, Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League, addressed the middle-level cadres at the China Youth Daily in a meeting. The conversation was supposed to be about a scandal in which a China Youth Daily reporter violated professional standards, but the subject moved on to a demand for properly defined conduct from the newspaper.
This letter was a open response from Lu after the meeting directed to Zhao, and was posted on the China Youth Daily intranet. Subsequently, the letter was leaked to the outside world and circulated widely. ”
