Xinhua reprinted a Wenhui Daily article complaining that the West has singled out China as being responsible for the recent hacking of the Australian government’s computer network. According to the article, there are three reasons why the West always blames China. First, many Western mainstream media hold a deep prejudice and bias against China; second, following the logic of this cold war mentality, it is politically correct to blame China; and third, attacking China is risk free and may increase these media’s sales.

Source: Xinhua, April 6, 2011 reprint from Wenhui Daily
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-04/06/c_121269835.htm

The State’s Huanqiu published an editorial critical of the West’s response to the arrest of Ai Weiwei. Ai is a renowned artist who was taken into custody at the airport before he could board a plane to Hong Kong. The editorial stated that some Western governments and human rights organizations quickly elevated this matter as an example of the deterioration of Chinese human rights and demanded Ai Weiwei’s release. “Without seeking the truth, [these Western governments and human rights organizations] exaggerated this single incident and attacked China with fierce language. This is a reckless collision with China’s basic political framework and (shows) ignorance of China’s judicial sovereignty.”

[Ed: Ai Weiwei，a well known Chinese artist, designed the Olympic’s Bird’s Nest stadium and has also focused on government corruption, especially in the construction of schools that collapsed during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The police recently arrested him and charged him with "economic crimes."]

Source: Huanqiu, April 6, 2011
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/roll/2011-04/1609672.html

On March 29, 2011, PLA Daily, the official voice of Central Military Commission (CMC), published seven short articles with the headline “Pay Attention to ‘the Battlefield with No Gun Smoke.’” The articles criticized the idea of “nationalizing the military,” which means returning control of the military to the government administration instead of any political party. The editor of the series said, “The field of ideology has always been at the forefront of the hostile forces (attempt) to westernize and divide China. Although the battle of the ideologies does not have flames and gun smoke, it is nevertheless ‘breathtaking.’ Ideological work matters for the overall situation of the Party and the country, matters for the successful development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and matters for the long term harmony and stability of society and the state.”

Source: PLA Daily, March 29, 2011
http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2011-03/29/content_53726.htm

2011 will see a nationwide reshuffling of the officials of Chinese Communist Party committees, especially the leadership positions, at the local levels – in the provinces, cities, counties, and villages. At a Politburo meeting on March 28, Hu Jintao listed the criteria for selecting cadres as “being loyal to the Party, loyal to the nation, loyal to the people, and politically steadfast.”

Source: People’s Daily, March 29, 2011
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2011-03/29/content_781166.htm