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Mingpao: Uygur Major Blames U.S.-led Western Forces

According to Mingpao, a Chinese language newspaper in Hong Kong, Canada, and the U.S., Mohammad Hasan, the deputy political commissar of the Xinjiang Military District in China said on March 11, 2010, that the U.S.-led Western forces do not want a powerful China, and “try all means to get you into trouble,” choosing Xinjiang as a breakthrough point. This article is reprinted on http://news.wenxuecity.com and several other overseas Chinese websites.

At present, Xinjiang Uyghur and Han ethnic tension is high because of the July 2009 Urumqi riots. The CCP Central Committee will hold a Xinjiang Work Conference in May of 2010 focusing on how to fix the problems between the ethnic groups and regain the people’s good faith. Hasan emphasized the importance of children’s education: “propagandize positive things more and make fewer irresponsible remarks.”  

Source: Mingpao, March 11, 2010
http://news.wenxuecity.com/messages/201003/news-gb2312-1035769.html

Xinhua: National Defense Mobilization Implementation Act and Emergency Response Act Interrelated

According to Xinhua on February 26, 2010, the National Defense Mobilization Law approved by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee stipulates that both the National Defense Mobilization Implementation Act and the Emergency Response Act are interrelated in terms of command, manpower, resources, information and guarantee.

Sun Zhenping, deputy head of the National Law Office of the NPC Standing Committee’s Legislative Affairs, said at a press conference in the NPC Standing Committee General Office on February 26, 2010, “This law takes full account of the two functions in the development of national mobilization: ‘responding to war’ and ‘responding to emergencies’… thus, the law stipulates the above specification.”

Source: Xinhua, February 26, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-02/26/content_13057247.htm

Huang Xueping: It is groundless to associate Internet hacking with the Chinese government

According to China News Agency, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense and the Chinese Military, Huang Xueping, said on February 25, 2010, “It is groundless and irresponsible to associate Internet hacking with the Chinese government and the army. This is hype with ulterior motives.”

Huang Xueping made the above remarks targeting the reports that the hackers attacking the Google website have a background with the Chinese government and the army.

“Chinese law prohibits any form of Internet hacking,” said Huang Xueping.

Source: China News Service, February 25, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2010/02-25/2138236.shtml

Beijing Calls UK Rights Report A Political Show

After visiting China, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband released a report that reviewed human rights around the world and was highly critical of Beijing. In response, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that the report is “a political show” of ideology. Qin blamed the report for having a double standard and interfering with China’s internal affairs. 

Qin also said that all the nations singled out were developing countries. He asked why Britain did not talk about itself and other Western nations which, he said, had violated human rights.
Source: China News Service, March 18, 2010
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2010/03-18/2178096.shtml

SWAT Officer Becomes China’s New Role Model

On March 16, Hu Jintao, the President and Chair of CCP’s Central Military Commission, issued a directive to “vigorously carry forward the advanced deeds and lofty spirit of Comrade Shen Zhandong,” a SWAT officer who reportedly died from “overwork on the frontlines in maintaining stability in the Xinjiang region.” 

According to Xinhua, Shen’s death came in the early morning on January 30, when he finished his patrol mission and returned to his residence. He was posthumously awarded the "First Class Heroic Model in National Public Security Organs" and the "China Youth Medal." Zhou Yongkong, the country’s security czar, and Meng Jianzhu, the Minister of Public Security, called for national police forces to learn from Shen as another role model to advance the party’s political agenda. 
Source: Xinhua, March 16
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2010-03/16/content_13183450.htm

China’s First Annual Report on the Internet Realtime-Public-Opinions Index

The 2009 Annual Report on the Internet Realtime-Public-Opinions Index, the first report of its kind, was published on March 18 by the Communication University of China and IRI Consulting.

The report concludes that Internet public opinions cover a wide variety of issues and hot topics, and have a long lasting and amplified social impact. The eight issues that have received the most concern among Chinese Internet users are: corruption, housing prices, employment, the household registration system, social security, food safety, medical insurance, and transportation safety. The report considers that incidents of economic or political policy, people’s livelihood, and corruption could potentially trigger large scale Internet public attention.
Source: China News Service, March 18, 2010
 http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2010/03-18/2177706.shtml

Maintaining Social Order as the 2010 Propaganda Priority of the Party

The Committee of Political and Legislative Affairs of China’s Communist Party recently issued its 2010 propaganda priorities. Effective practices and experiences of handling social stability will be highlighted in the propaganda: the resolution of social conflicts, improvement of the government reputation, grass-roots infrastructure for comprehensive management of the social order, promotion of the socialist rule of law and government efforts in resolving complaints.

Source: Xinhua, March 17, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2010-03/17/content_13186591.htm

Xinhua Critical of the Book China Dream

Xinhua’s International Herald Leader stated that China’s hawks should be nonviolent, rational, responsible and not "savagely combative." "Whose dream is this China’s dream? Is it the dream and pursuit of the Chinese people? The Chinese people dreams for a powerful China but do not necessary have the aspiration to become the No. 1 military power and eventually dominate the world. The book may sell well but lacks professionalism. As known to all, the No. 1 military power in the world is the United States, with its largest inventory of nuclear weapons. Whatever nuclear weapons China possesses is nothing compared to the United States. To become No. 1 means to surpass the United States and produce more nuclear weapons. Is this what China should do?" "Irresponsible remarks may sometimes be manipulated, leading to devastating consequences." "Any clear-cut expressions should not ignore the complexity of reality. Nor should they disregard the national image in the international community and our national long term interests." 

Source: International Herald Leader, March 15, 2010 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/zgjx/2010-03/15/content_13173057.htm