From Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT: Li Xinde, a former reporter, started his citizen journalism with a “mission impossible” – to check the power of the government and scrutinize officials and expose their corruption deals. He was inspired to this career by a lawsuit involving his brother, who was ruled to pay damages of 380,000 […]
Read MoreFrom Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT: It was learned that 260,000 mu of farm land was illegally taken by local governments in Shangyu City, Zhejiang, with little or no compensation paid to farmers. In Lihai Township of Shangyu, 281 mu of land was sold to Baohua Real Estate Company by Ren Qiliang, Shangyu city party […]
Read MoreFrom Yulun Jiandu (link) (translated by CDT): Land should belong to the farmers. But some officials have become “landlords” after shady maneuverings. They are not only paid salaries by the government but also collect rents from the farmers. The local government of Fujin City of Heilongjiang Province has already become the biggest “landlord” in the […]
Read MoreSince Xi Jinping took office as the General Secretary of the Communist Party, he has preserved his image as an anti-corruption iron fist. On Monday, Xi chaired a Politburo meeting to reiterate his resolution to clear out...
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Read MoreThis scandal is much like Li Xinde’s bringing down a Shandong vice mayor. But the trigger was not pulled by Li, but a professional “whistle blower.” Translated from Sichuan Online via sina.com: In mid July, a post online flamed up a nationwide controversy over an alleged playboy vice mayor Tong Waiyuan (Á´•Â§ñÂÖÉ) of Gejiu City […]
Read MoreFrom Radio Free Asia, written for the Web in English by Luisetta Mudie and edited by Sarah Jackson-Han: China’s information explosion was once expected to blow traditional government media controls wide apart. But the Communist Party’s powerful Central Propaganda Department still wields decisive influence over what gets published, media professionals throughout China say. “Newspapers, radio […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post, a look at Li Xinde and other investigative journalists who are using the Internet to publish expos√©s that wouldn’t make it into the print press: What happened here in Qinglong was typical of a...
Read MoreFrom Li Xinde’s Yulun Jiandu, translated by CDT (photo: bad grapes grown after using the fake pesticide, via Yulun Jiandu): Almost two years after 52 grape-growing families at Huangguaying Village of Heishi Township in Panshi City, Jilin Province (ÂêâÊûóÁúÅÁ£êÁü≥Â∏ÇȪíÁü≥ÈïáȪÑÁìúËê•Êùë), fell victim to a fake pesticide scam, their 50 combined acres of grape farms have become […]
Read MoreA case study of China’s rule of law, or lack thereof. From Yulun Jiandu and other sources, compiled and translated by CDT: Jiangxi Provincial High Court a couple of days ago handed out an official letter to journalists Xu Xiang (ÂæêÁ••) and Li Xinde to accuse them of libel in a recent expose story and […]
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