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China: web users react to the indictment of Bo Xilai
At the centre of one of the biggest political scandals to hit China in years, former rising star of the Chinese communist Party Bo Xilai has now been officially indicted for corruption and abuse of power. According to official media these charges illustrate the determination of China’s new leaders to combat this scourge that blights all levels of government.
Numerous micro-bloggers on Sina Weibo have been saying the same thing. This web user hails the authorities for cracking down on both the “flies and the tigers”, an expression used by the President Xi Jinping when he promised that both the lowly bureaucrats and the powerful leaders would be targeted in the anti-corruption drive.
And although the words Bo Xilai are not blocked on the Chinese web, the case remains a very sensitive topic and countless comments have been removed by censors. Messages like this one for example written by a supporter of Bo Xilai who applauds his work in Chongqing, where he held the position of party chief for four years before his fall from grace.
In other censored messages, web users are wondering if the former party boss will be given a fair trial. Law professor Xu Xin doesn’t think so; he thinks with this highly political case the outcome will have already been decided.
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chinese web users react to the indictment of Bo Xilai.
A new search engine designed specifically for Muslims.
And a man becomes a web sensation after accidentally spoiling a marriage proposal photo.
China: web users react to the indictment of Bo Xilai
At the centre of one of the biggest political scandals to hit China in years, former rising star of the Chinese communist Party Bo Xilai has now been officially indicted for corruption and abuse of power. According to official media these charges illustrate the determination of China’s new leaders to combat this scourge that blights all levels of government.
Numerous micro-bloggers on Sina Weibo have been saying the same thing. This web user hails the authorities for cracking down on both the “flies and the tigers”, an expression used by the President Xi Jinping when he promised that both the lowly bureaucrats and the powerful leaders would be targeted in the anti-corruption drive.
And although the words Bo Xilai are not blocked on the Chinese web, the case remains a very sensitive topic and countless comments have been removed by censors. Messages like this one for example written by a supporter of Bo Xilai who applauds his work in Chongqing, where he held the position of party chief for four years before his fall from grace.
In other censored messages, web users are wondering if the former party boss will be given a fair trial. Law professor Xu Xin doesn’t think so; he thinks with this highly political case the outcome will have already been decided.
The web user has expressed ... Go on reading on our web site.
http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18008
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