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| China Deletes Thousands of Online Posts over 'Rumors' |
| 2012-04-13 |
| [An Nahar] China has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 posts since mid-March in a crackdown on online "rumors", state media said Thursday, as a major political scandal rocked the country. The announcement on the official Xinhua news agency came as Chinese authorities ramped up efforts to control online speculation about the purge of a top leader whose wife is suspected in the murder of a British businessman. It did not refer to this week's dramatic developments surrounding the high-profile and populist former leader Bo Xilai, who was sacked as Chongqing party secretary last month. But China's weibos -- microblogs similar to Twitter that have taken the country by storm -- have buzzed with speculation about Bo's suspension from the powerful 25-member Politburo and the investigation of his wife for murder. "Actions of creating and spreading rumors via the Internet disrupt public order and undermine social stability, and will never be tolerated," the report quoted Liu Zhengrong, an official with the State Internet Information Office, which controls the web, as saying. Bo had been tipped to join an elite group of leaders who effectively run China later this year, and his downfall is the biggest drama to hit the Communist Party in years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Neat video - the rise and fall of Bo. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-04-13 14:29 |
| #1 There are many things about Bo. He has widespread presence internet and popular appeal, besides having his opponents tortured and imprisoned and now in exile. The ability of BO to be tenacious in his attention to "new media" gave him an edge over many others. Old core is not only uncomfortable about this, they do not want to confront it right now. He is one that oversaw evil in his term in sight. but in China, he may be one you would want to keep around. As far as districts go, he spurred economy and is quite popular. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-04-13 03:52 |