{"id":13335,"date":"2007-06-21T16:12:31","date_gmt":"2007-06-21T23:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/06\/21\/we-need-investigative-journalists-you-nuo\/"},"modified":"2007-06-21T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2007-06-21T23:12:31","slug":"we-need-investigative-journalists-you-nuo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/06\/we-need-investigative-journalists-you-nuo\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need Investigative Journalists &#8211; You Nuo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_opinion_2007-06_18_xin_14060418072349163877.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/_opinion_2007-06_18_xin_14060418072349163877.jpg','popup','width=218,height=218,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_opinion_2007-06_18_xin_14060418072349163877-tm.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\" Opinion 2007-06 18 Xin 14060418072349163877\" \/><\/a> Shocked by the virtual slavery practiced in some brick kilns in Shanxi, this commentary appeared on the official China Daily site:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nChina&#8217;s reaction cannot be limited to moral condemnation and criminal penalties for those enslaving children and the underworld rings abducting the children from impoverished villages.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0e0e0f;\">The dark world of the <\/span><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/tag\/Shanxi+brick+kiln\" target=\"_blank\">Shanxi brick kilns<\/a><span style=\"color:#0e0e0f;\"> reveals some failures that are probably even larger than the specific problem.<\/p>\n<p>Similar shocking activities may continue here and there if the loopholes in the system are not closed. One loophole is the lack of an investigative reporting. And the other is <\/span><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/tag\/police+corruption\" target=\"_blank\">corruption among law-enforcement<\/a><span style=\"color:#0e0e0f;\"> authorities. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/opinion\/2007-06\/18\/content_896290.htm\">[Full Text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocked by the virtual slavery practiced in some brick kilns in Shanxi, this commentary appeared on the official China Daily site: China&#8217;s reaction cannot be limited to moral condemnation and criminal penalties for those enslaving children and the underworld rings abducting the children from impoverished villages. 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