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On July 10, the Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) published the sixth article in a series on the international pursuit of those corrupt officials who have already misappropriated funds and fled China. The sixth in this series focuses on working with international norms and local laws.

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Guangming Daily carried an article that promoted the idea of “building the Party organization using smart information technology systems.” The article listed some modern technology that can be used to develop the Party organization. These include 3D animation, websites, videos, microblogs, online applications, and WeChat. The article described how, through modern technology, the Party organization can build “a propaganda platform to promote Party policy and its value system while increasing the Party’s foundation, control its discourse rights, and improve the power of its influence." It will also help the party organization to improve the management of its membership, collect membership fees, and manage organizational transfer more efficiently." 

Source: Guangming Daily, July 11, 2016
http://theory.gmw.cn/2016-07/11/content_20912312.htm

Guangming Daily published an article about the size of China’s middle class. It stated that about 20 percent of the population in China is in the middle class. That number is far below the level of advanced countries based on the definition of an income of US$10 to $100 per day per person per family, the standard defined by the World Bank. The article stated that the reasons that China is behind other countries is that China’s economic development style is a labor intensive manufacturing process structure with a small number required in high tech professions. Also, in 2014, only 11.5 percent of China’s population held associate or bachelor’s college degrees, a number that is far below the average of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries. The urbanization of farmers moving from the countryside into the city has also had an impact on the growth of the middle class population.

Source: Guangming Daily, July 11, 2016
http://news.gmw.cn/2016-07/11/content_20906741.htm

China News Service carried an article that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) originally published. The article was part of a five article series on the anti-corruption effort, specifically on the international pursuit of stolen goods. The article stated that, while China is actively building an international network to go after the Party officials who have fled the country with money, more preventive efforts can be taken before it is too late. The article said that the Party officials often show signs when they plan to flee. Therefore, it is crucial that their behavior and daily routine are closely monitored. It also requires that the Party organization take responsibility and follow the guidelines on passport management, boarder entry, and exit claims, as well as the guidelines on the family members of the Party officials who have emigrated overseas. The article said that any early signs of fleeing should be reported immediately. 

Source: China News Service, July 4, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/07-04/7926229.shtml

People’s Daily published an article which reported that the Cyberspace Administration Office issued a notice titled “Further Tighten Online Content Management and Prevent the Circulation of Fake News.” The Office requested that all online websites must follow correct media guidelines to ensure “accurate, comprehensive, objective” news reports. It stated that any contents circulating on social media must be verified before those contents can be treated and published as a news article. The website is strictly prohibited from publishing news without a proper source or from using a fake source. The article stated that the move is to “combat and prevent the circulation of fake online news.” The article listed examples of a few fake news articles published this year. It also named a list of websites that were penalized for carrying fake news.

Source: People’s Daily, July 3, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0703/c1001-28519812.html

On July 1, the Communist Party celebrated its 95th birthday at the People’s Great Hall in Beijing. Xi Jinping delivered a speech, emphasizing that the anti-corruption campaign will continue and that no one is above the law.

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On June 27, China’s State President Xi Jinping hosted the 25th Session of the Central Leading Group for comprehensively deepening reform. At the conference, he delivered a speech in which he signaled that reform is meeting with resistance and he pointed out that the local [government] is an important force for reform. [Xi] stressed that the reform is a revolution, that [its purpose] is to change the institutional mechanisms and to remove vested interests. [Therefore], it is important to get serious about reform. Local committees at all levels will have to work hard on tackling difficult issues and on solving problems.