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China’s Anti-Corruption Scholars: One Party Rule Will not Necessarily Lead to Corruption

On October 13, Li Chenyan, Director of the Governance Research Center of Beijing University and Ren Jianming, Director of the Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Center of Tsinghua University hosted an online forum session on the topic of the party’s anti-corruption measures.

Both of them disagree with the opinions held by western scholars that one party rule is the cause of corruption in China. They referenced a number of countries in Asia which have serious corruption issues despite the democratic system and concluded that one party rule does not necessarily lead to corruption. Both of them, however, agree that the supervision and balancing of those in power is the key to controlling corruption. They think that as long as there is system for supervision and the development of democracy within the ruling party, the corruption issues can be solved.

Source: Huanqiu, October 13, 2009
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2009-10/601923.html

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

China’s Rebuttal on 2009 Annual Report on Human Rights and Rule of Law in China

Ma Chaoxue, the spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminded the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) to stop interfering with China’s internal affairs and cease engaging in actions that will damage US-China relations.

Ma’s remark was made on the CECC’s release of its "2009 Annual Report on Human Rights and Rule of Law in China." “The CECC repeatedly releases its annual report with distorted facts which interfere with China’s internal affairs. The annual report was full of ignorance and one-sided opinions.” Ma claimed.

Source: Xinhua, October 16, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2009-10/16/content_12247243.htm

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations

Former Deputy Editor of Party Paper: Top Leaders Must Cut Ties with Special Interest Groups

Though the communist party has strong control over the ideology ground and media, occasionally there are still voices from the mid- or lower-level party officials against the party’s corruption and authoritarianism. Zhou Jinrui, former deputy editor of People’s Daily recently published an article on China Elections and Governance titled “Be Courageous in Solving the Issues Resulting from Growth – on the 60th National Day Celebration.” The article summarized the lessons learned from China’s Reform and Opening up policy. It alerts that the top level party leaders must cut their close ties with those “special interest groups” in order to promote democracy, prevent power loss at the local levels, and maintain long term stability.

Source:
China Elections and Governance, October 12, 2009
http://www.chinaelections.org/newsinfo.asp?Newsid=158450
Zaobao, October 15, 2009
http://www.zaobao.com/special/china/cnpol/pages2/cnpol091015.shtml

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

China and Russia Held their Fifth Energy Talk

On October 11, Vice Prime Minister Wang Qishan held the fifth of the energy talks with Vice Prime Minister Sechin of Russia. The talk was set up ahead of the upcoming fourteenth meeting between the two Prime Ministers of both countries. According to Wang, China and Russia have entered a new era of long term strategic energy cooperation with regard to oil and gas, nuclear and electric power. He hopes to increase cooperation further. 

Source: Xinhua, October 11, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-10/11/content_12212267.htm

Briefings | | |   Economy/Resources

China Published 2009 Culture Blue Book

China recently published its 2009 Culture Blue Book: Report on the Development of Chinese Public Cultural Services.

The "Blue Book" concluded that there were major achievements in the following four public cultural service areas: the nation’s cultural industry spending reached 88.8 billion in 2008; the cultural system and policy were reformed and renovated; cultural soft power improved; cultural relic preservation reached a new level.

Source: People’s Daily, October 11, 2009
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/10171912.html

Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

First Confucius Institute Opened in Greece

On October 8, Athens University of Economics held a grand opening ceremony for the Confucius Institute, a joint program with China’s University of International Business and Economics. This is the first Confucius Institute opened in Greece.

Source: Xinhua, October 9, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2009-10/09/content_12199193.htm

Briefings | | |   Information/Technology

Military to Start Third Wave of Study and Practice Activities

Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission requested that all levels of the military follow the recent instructions given by the central administration and Chairman Hu. He asked them to seriously study and carry out the key messages from the 4th Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Xu calls for a third wave of study and practice activities to meet the new requirements of party development and deepen their understanding of scientific development concept.

Source: Xinhua, September 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/29/content_12127671.htm

Briefings | | |   Defense/Military

Party Development Urgently Needed in New Economic and Social Organizations

Following his visit to the private organizations under the Ministry of United Front and Civil Affairs, Li Yuanchao, Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized the party development work in new economic and new social (“two new”) organizations.

To echo Li’s talk, People’s Daily published a commentary calling for all levels of party organizations to raise the party development work in those "two new" organizations to an important level. It said: “As the Reform and Opening up deepens, the rapid growth of the new economic and social organizations have become an important sustainable driving force of economic development. If there is no party organization in those private entities, our party will lose a fairly sizable political leadership ground and organizational base. Our party’s leadership role in economic development will be weakened, and the party’s self-development will also be impacted.”

Source: People’s Daily, September 24, 2009
http://kxfz.people.com.cn/GB/135100/10112752.html

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics