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GAPP’s 100-Day Campaign to “Rectify” News Reporters

The General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP), the Chinese government agency overseeing news media, will carry out a nationwide “100-Day Action” from April 15 to July 25 to “review and rectify the order of news reporters’ stations and centers.” The campaign aims to “ban reporter stations that are set up illegally, suspend stations that break the rules, rectify stations that are not managed by the standard, re-register all reporter stations across the nation, provide assurance for normal interview activities, and put the management of reporter stations in good order.”

Source: Xinhua, March 24, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-03/24/c_121228460.htm

Briefings | | March 25, 2011 | Information/Technology

Book Review, 20 Years after the Disintegration of the Communist Party of Soviet Union

Xinhua recently published a review of the new book, Preparing for Danger in Times of Safety, 20 Years after the Disintegration of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, written by Li Shengming, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In the book, the author summarized the five reasons for the Soviet Union’s collapse: 1) Negating the Party’s leaders and the Party’s history; 2) Betraying Marxism and Leninism and losing the correct theoretical guidance; 3) Corrupt personal conduct of the Party members, who cut themselves off from the masses; 4) Appointing Party cadres in serious violation of Marxism and Leninism; 5) Serious betrayal of the Marxist principle of Party development and changing the Party’s color.

Source: Xinhua, March 24, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2011-03/24/c_121228155.htm

Briefings | | March 25, 2011 | Government/Politics

China Youth Online: In the Eyes of the Hegemonies, There Is Only a Crime against Western Interests

A commentary on China Youth Online condemns Western countries’ military actions as “destroying oil pipe lines, killing civilians, and leaving Libya’s situation even more unstable. Peace loving people around the world profoundly realize that, in the eyes of the hegemonies, there is only a ‘crime against Western interests.’” It concludes, “Although Libya declared a cease fire immediately and expressed willingness to have a dialogue, the Western countries nonetheless conspired to pass the United Nations’ ‘no fly zone resolution’ and immediately started military intervention. Surpassing the United Nations’ authorization and arbitrarily interfering in other country’s internal affairs completely violates the UN Charter. Although they wave the banner of ‘protecting human rights and civilians,’ these are only excuses for consolidating their economic and political interests. Although these ‘hegemonic bullies’ discussed the ‘crimes’ of Qaddafi, to Western interests it is simply a ‘crime of obstruction.’”

[Ed: China Youth Online is a website under the Central Committee of the Chinese Youth League, the Chinese Communist organization for youth between the ages of 14 and 28.]

Source: China Youth Online, March 24, 2011
http://news.youth.cn/sz/201103/t20110324_1525317.htm

Briefings | | March 25, 2011 | US-China Relations

Outlook Weekly’s Special Interview with the Deputy Director of CCCMPS

[Editor’s Note: The Central Committee for the Comprehensive Management of Public Security (CCCMPS) is an agency in charge of social order. It is under the dual leadership of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council. The CCCMPS is a national system, with the Central Committee at the top of the hierarchy, and provincial and local level Committees penetrating to every level of the Chinese government. Zhou Yongkang, the CCP’s security czar and a member of Politburo standing committee, heads the national CCCMPS, while local Party secretaries or deputy secretaries head committees at the local level. Officials or Party cadres from Party agencies and government agencies in police, judiciary, state security, culture, and other fields staff the committees. Since the late 1990s, when social conflict in China started to increase, the CCCMPS has been playing a more and more prominent role in cracking down on or preventing social unrest and in exerting tight social control. The following is a translation of an interview with a senior official of the national CCCMPS regarding its most current practices.] [1]

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Reports | | March 24, 2011 | Report

Anhui Province to Crack Down on Unregistered TV Stations

Yang Jian, an official with the Anhui Broadcast and Television authorities admitted, "In Anhui, privately operated illegal television stations do exist. The [Broadcast and Television] Bureau will increase its efforts to crack down on these illegal television stations.” Yang’s remarks were made in response to Internet blogs which state there are over 1,000 such unregistered TV stations. Yang denied that the number was that high. Either individuals or groups operate these unregistered TV stations. Due to their high degree of mobility and low start-up cost, it is difficult to detect them and crack down. These TV stations primarily broadcast entertainment programs, including movies and local performing arts. Their main source of revenue is from advertising.

Source: People’s Daily, March 22, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/14199499.html

Briefings | | March 24, 2011 | Information/Technology

People’s Daily Critical of Color Revolutions in Africa

People’s Daily published an article on Libya titled “Social Unrest: the Wrong Path for a Country and a Tragedy for the People.” The article said, “From the end of last year through this spring, a number of countries in Eastern and Northern Africa have suffered from continued political instability and social disruptions, having a negative economic impact on their people. Moreover, Libya is now trapped in a vortex of war.” The article concludes that the Chinese people should treasure their current “harmony and stability.” “Every one of us should do our utmost, achieve more development under this stability and continuously reap happy fruits during our development.”

Source: People’s Daily, March 23, 2011
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/30178/14212813.html

Briefings | | March 24, 2011 | Geo-Strategic Trend

Xinhua: Air Strikes in Libya Are Disturbing; War Cannot Bring Stability

Xinhua published an editorial commenting on the U.S. and European nations’ recent air strikes in Libya saying, “Conflicts should be resolved through peaceful means. Wars cannot end violence or quickly bring about stability; rather, it will but aggravate human disasters.” The Xinhua editorial cited examples of the U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Today, the two countries are still politically unstable with the local population suffering from continued violence and disasters. The international reputation and image of the instigator of the wars has also been tarnished. It shows that any action that lacks fairness and justice may bring unintended consequences to the initiator.”

Source: Xinhua, March 21, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/observation/2011-03/21/c_121213681_3.htm

Briefings | | March 24, 2011 | US-China Relations

Party’s Youth Movements to Launch Loyalty Campaigns across the Nation

Communist Youth League (CYL) is the youth movement run by the Chinese Communist Party for youth between 14 and 28, while Young Pioneers (YP) is for kids under 14. Very few Chinese people grow up without once being a member of either CYL or YP. Recently the national headquarters of both movements issued a notice, requiring all CYL and YP organizations to launch education campaigns with a theme of “studying the Party’s history, getting familiar with the Party, and following the Party’s lead,” as 2011 is the 90’s anniversary of the establishment of CCP.

Suggested programs are named as “The Party is in My Heart,” “Always Follow the Party’s Lead,” “Dialogue with Faith,” and “Red Scarves Yearn For the Party”. (YP’s are required to wear a red scarf)

Source: Xinhua, March 22, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2011-03/22/c_121218532.htm

Briefings | | March 23, 2011 | Government/Politics

Xinhua Commentary Series: Spotlight on the U.S. Presidential Election

Wu Guoguang: Xi Jinping’s Reversal of the Course, Will China’s Transition be Peaceful or Marked with Bloodshed?

Cheng Xiaonong: U.S.-China Strategic Relations Have Crystallized

Xinhua Commentaries: “Exposing the Three Major Political Deficits of the U.S.”