{"id":263,"date":"2004-03-07T20:08:19","date_gmt":"2004-03-08T03:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/03\/07\/chinese-appeal-to-beijing-to-resolve-local-complaints-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2004-03-07T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2004-03-08T03:08:19","slug":"chinese-appeal-to-beijing-to-resolve-local-complaints-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/03\/chinese-appeal-to-beijing-to-resolve-local-complaints-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Appeal to Beijing to Resolve Local Complaints (New York Times)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In protest of the widespread corruption amongst local rural officials, common people are increasingly taking their complaints to the central government in Beijing.  &#8220;The number of petitioners writing or coming to Beijing jumped sharply last year, as more ordinary citizens are demanding good government.<\/p>\n<p>This is the high season for petitioners, who are eager to reach Beijing during the annual National People&#8217;s Congress meeting. In his opening remarks on Friday, Mr. Wen offered encouragement to the poorest citizens, promising a crackdown on corruption and illegal land seizures.<\/p>\n<p>Yet human rights advocates say the Beijing authorities, fearing embarrassing protests, have been blocking protesters from reaching the delegates. Some say they are under virtual house arrest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To read the full article, click <a href= \"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2004\/03\/08\/international\/asia\/08BEIJ.html?ex=1079326800&#038;en=792535382eb8a1fe&#038;ei=5062&#038;partner=GOOGLE\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In protest of the widespread corruption amongst local rural officials, common people are increasingly taking their complaints to the central government in Beijing. &#8220;The number of petitioners writing or coming to Beijing jumped sharply last year, as more ordinary citizens are demanding good government. 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