Sensitive Words: The Google Files
Last week, Google released a new feature in mainland China that alerts users to search terms that...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Jun 4, 2012
Last week, Google released a new feature in mainland China that alerts users to search terms that...
Read MorePosted by Mo Ming | Jan 17, 2007
From LA Times: The Chinese government signaled a tougher line on military corruption Tuesday, but in characteristic fashion provided few details about how it intended to clean up one of the world’s most secretive armed forces. A new eight-point regulation “aims to strengthen supervision on auditing, maintain financial order, raise profits and boost the overall […]
Read MorePosted by Mo Ming | Dec 25, 2006
From AP With yet another top official fired for alleged corruption, leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party warned Monday they are a long way from stamping out the rampant graft that has caused widespread public anger and undermined the party’s standing. The notice came a day after state media said a senior official in the […]
Read MorePosted by Mo Ming | Dec 23, 2006
From Reuters via Guardian Unlimited: The Chinese government has sacked a senior Communist Party boss from the booming northern coastal province of Shandong for “serious discipline violation”, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. Du Shicheng was Party chief for Qingdao city, a magnet for South Korean and Japanese investment and the venue for […]
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Nov 14, 2006
From the Asia Times: Foreign China-watchers tend to see Hu’s anti-corruption efforts in a political light as part of an ongoing power struggle against the legacy of former president Jiang Zemin and his Shanghai Gang, of which the fallen Chen was a member. On the other hand, ordinary people in China see Hu’s housecleaning simply […]
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Sep 28, 2006
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 […]
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