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Huanqiu: The Chinese Style Represents Universal Values

Huanqiu published a commentary on understanding the advantages of the Chinese system. The commentary said that the Chinese style represents universal values. 


“Nowadays many people in China talk about universal values. In fact, they are nothing but Western stuff packaged like instant noodles. … To outsiders, the ‘universal values’ that the West preaches are [like Wuhan noodles] too dry to swallow. … Chinese need to govern their country. Americans need to govern theirs too. It is universal, but there may be different approaches on how to govern. It cannot and need not be generalized. … Americans have American ways. One cannot ignore the unique ways of the Chinese. Understanding the need to value diversity is the universal value.” 

Source: Huanqiu, August 30, 2013 
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2013-08/4303248.html
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Beijing Evening News: Bring Bo Xilai’s Son Back to China for Justice

On September 3, 2013, China Review News published an article, originally from Beijing Evening News, calling for bringing Bo Guagua, the son of the arrested former Politburo member Bo Xilai, back to the People’s Republic of China so that “justice could be served.” In a recent photo, Bo Guagua was seen sipping a drink while chatting cheerfully with friends in a café in New York City.  He is attending graduate school at Columbia University. According to the article, Bo Guagua is the major cause of Bo Xilai and his wife’s corruption.

Source: Beijing Evening News, September 3, 2013
http://www.zhgpl.com/doc/1027/1/4/7/102714716.html?coluid=5&kindid=23&docid=102714716&mdate=0903100852

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People’s Daily: Party Cadres Must Take the Lead to Fight against Bad Speech on the Internet

On September 2, 2013, People’s Daily published a commentary titled, “Be Bold and ‘Show One’s Sword’ at the Critical Moment.” The commentary criticized some Chinese Communist Party officials for not daring to speak up and stop the “extreme words” and “extreme views” on the Internet. The article said that Party cadres must make comments based on the Party’s spirit and principles and guide public opinion. “In the field of ideology, Party cadres must take the lead to fight against bad speech, dare to show their sword, and take responsibility."

Source: People’s Daily, September 2, 2013
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2013/0902/c1003-22768027.html

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Xinhua: Four Members in PetroChina Top Management under Investigation

Xinhua recently reported that PetroChina (China National Petroleum Corporation) announced on August 29 that four members of the company’s top management had been removed, pending an investigation for corruption. Three of them were Corporate Vice Presidents and another was the Chief Geologist. The decision of removing the four from their Party positions and corporate executive positions was made by the Chinese Communist Party branch of PetroChina. Another four Party members of the same Party branch have been chosen to fill the vacant positions. Chairman of the Board, Zhou Jiping, who is also the chairman of the Party branch, suggested that the current focus is to maintain normal business operations. According to the China Enterprise Confederation, PetroChina is China’s largest international corporation. In 2012, it was also number six on the (Global) Fortune 500 list and is the fourth largest petroleum company in the world. 
Source: Xinhua, August 29, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/lianzheng/2013-08/29/c_117146503.htm
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Hu Chunhua: -Self-Consciously Resist the Penetration and Influence of Western Political Party System

On August 28, Hu Chunhua, Politburo member of the CCP Central Committee and Party Secretary of Guangdong Province, attended the 2013 summer provincial forum of all democratic parties’ leaders. 

In his speech, Hu Chunhua stressed that the common political and ideological foundation for the cooperation between the Chinese Communist Party and all democratic parties or persons without party affiliation is socialism with Chinese characteristics. "I hope that all democratic parties deeply implement the education (propaganda) activities of socialism with Chinese characteristics and constantly consolidate the common ideological and political foundation for multi-party cooperation. [The democratic parties] must always adhere to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, always remain consistent with the CCP Central Committee in ideology and politics, and consciously safeguard the authority of the CCP Central Committee leaders under general secretary Xi Jinping. [The democratic parties] must firmly take the political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics; consciously resist the penetration and influence of the Western political and political party system; and enhance self-confidence and recognition of the socialist system in practice." 

Source: Guangzhou Daily, August 28, 2013 
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2013-08/29/content_2371210.htm

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Bo Xilai: Jiang Zeming Ordered the Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong

In an exclusive special report today, Epoch Times released a recording of a conversation between Bo Xilai and a Chinese diplomat in Hamburg, Germany on September 13, 2006, in which Bo implicated Jiang Zemin in the harvesting of organs from live Falun Gong practitioners. Statements excerpted from the recording follow:

"First Secretary: Because it is related to the meeting tomorrow, they [the Germans] wanted to clarify a matter relating to when you were the Liaoning Governor. That is, when you were the Liaoning Governor, did President Jiang issue the order or did you have anything to do with this harvesting of the organs of live Falun Gong practitioners? Was it your order or Jiang Zemin’s order? 

Bo: Jiang Zemin!" 

Bo was in Hamburg as part of the Chinese delegation headed by then Premier Wen Jiabao. 

Source: Epoch Times, August 29, 2013                                                                                         http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/13/8/28/n3950806.htm 

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Qiushi: China’s Internet Would Have No Future without Basic Requirements

Qiushi published a commentary which continued the theme of correctly handling China’s Internet. It reprinted an article, first published in China Youth Daily, which advocated that Chinese netizens must adhere to basic requirements [dixian] on China’s Internet. 

The commentary stated that Internet self-discipline has fallen far behind the expansion of the Internet. “For example, the authenticity of information should be a basic requirement. It should be a generally accepted rule that no one should fabricate and spread rumors. However, there is no consensus on this. Some people take pride in fabricating and spreading rumors rather than feeling ashamed. They even use excuses such as ‘rumors force the truth’ [to surface] in order to whitewash their disinformation. In this case, to advocate the ‘authenticity of information’ is highly necessary."
The commentary concluded, “Without a clear basic requirment [dixian], the Internet would have no future. The only result would be self-destruction amidst chaos.” China Youth Daily is an official newspaper of the Communist Youth League of China. 
Source: China Youth Daily reprinted by Qiushi, August 19, 2013 http://www.qstheory.cn/wz/hlw/201308/t20130819_261206.htm
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The CCP Will Hold the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee in November

The Chinese Communist Party’s General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a Politburo Meeting of the CCP Central Committee on August 27, 2013. The Politburo Meeting has decided to hold the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee in Beijing in November of 2013. The Politburo Meeting on August 27 approved the following:

  1. a 2013-2017 work plan to establish and improve the system for punishing and preventing corruption;
  2. a document concerning local governments’ functional transformation and institutional reform;
  3. a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai.

All reforms must be done within the boundary of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Source: Xinhua, August 27, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-08/27/c_117116994.htm

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