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

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7000 Special Policemen On All-Day Roaming Patrol in Beijing: Carry Your ID With You

Beijing has initiated a first-class patrol program which includes over 7000 policemen and more than 3000 auxiliary police mobilized into vehicle patrols, bike patrols, foot patrols, and dog patrols, according to Beijing Evening News on September 23rd, 2009.

Hundreds of Beijing entrances are strictly controlled. Suspicious persons, vehicles, and dangerous goods are all checked, one by one. Beijing police require residents to carry their IDs with them and to cooperate with police inquiries and checks.

Source: Beijing Evening News, September 23, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-09/23/content_12102341.htm

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

Xinhua: Party Lectures Through Text Messages Strengthen the Regular Education of the Party Members

According to Xinhua, Fusui County in Chongzuo City, Guangxi Province, has established a “Text-Message Education Network for Party Members,” sending the “Party Lectures” through text messages to those Party members and Party membership applicants who have cell phones so as to strengthen the regular education and management of the Party members in rural areas.

The content of the “Party Lectures” are preached to those Party members who do not have cell phones. Meanwhile, a propaganda column is set up in each village, where the “Party Lectures” are published for the masses.

Source: Xinhua, September 18, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/18/content_12075007.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Public Security Work under Tight Control of the Party

The Party must exercise absolute leadership over public security work, wrote the State newspaper, People’s Public Security Daily, right before the October 1 celebration. “It is not only of great advantage, but also a major political principle and the most critical experience of 60 years of public security work.”

“Public security authorities serve as an important tool for maintaining the people’s democratic dictatorship.” It “carries the important political and social tasks of strengthening the ruling status of the Communist Party.”

Source: Public Security Website, September 29, 2009
http://www.cpd.com.cn/gb/newspaper/2009-09/29/content_1211969.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Party’s Publishing House to Improve China’s Soft Power

Li Changchun, a standing member of the Politburo, who is in charge of propaganda, called upon the Party publishing house to “vigorously promote Chinese-ization, modernization and popularization of Marxism.” He made the remarks on September 29 during a visit to the People’s Publishing House. Li urged the publisher to raise its international profile by publishing more books on the successful theories and practices of socialism with Chinese characteristics. “It should contribute to improving the country’s soft power,” he said.

Source: Xinhua, September 29, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/29/content_12127677.htm

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Study Times: What Obama Has Told us in the Tires Case

Obama will always put the US interest first, says Study Times about the tariffs on Chinese tires. “When US interests are at stake, he inevitably plays the role of the U.S. President.” “Obama approved the punitive tariffs on Chinese tires in spite of the fact that he appears to be friendlier to China than his predecessor and that he met with Chinese leader Wu Bangguo the day before.” “From this, we can see that only interests are eternal and friendship does not belong to this category.”

Source: Study Times, September 21, 2009
http://www.studytimes.com.cn/WebPage/ny1.aspx?act=1&id=2925&nid=10692&bid=1&page=1

Briefings | | |   US-China Relations

Beijing Steps Up Police Patrol on Commuter Buses

Xinhua reported that, to be in sync with the communist regime’s national day celebration security plan, Beijing initiated full-scale police monitoring of the public transportation system, including commuter buses, commuter trains, long-distance buses between Beijing and other provinces, taxies, and rental buses. Uniformed police rode along buses and took up each and every train station. Companies and organizations also provided 15,000 volunteers to prevent any unexpected and objectionable incident as well as to maintain control over the public transportation system.

During the last week, 7.3 million people and 7 million bags and other items were searched.

Source: Xinhua, September 24, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2009-09/24/content_12107824.htm

Briefings | | |   Social Stability

Head of Religious Affairs Promoted to Manage Minority Parties’ Party School

On September 11, Ye Xiaowen, Party Secretary and Director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, was promoted to First Vice President and Party Secretary of the Central Institute of Socialism (CIS). Ye’s promotion is a result of his firm party-line stand, loyal implementation of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) policies in religious works, and political acumen – especially on major issues (Ed – implementing the CCP’s suppression polices against Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners).

(Ed – The State Administration for Religious Affairs is the CCP’s (atheist) organization to manage all religious groups. The CIS is the party school that develops party officials for minority democratic parties in China. The President of CIS is normally a figurehead and from a minority party. The First Vice President is a CCP member who ensures that CIS is following the CCP’s directives. CIS also uses the name of “Chinese Culture College” when dealing with people overseas.)

Source:
1. State Administration for Religious Affairs website,
http://www.sara.gov.cn/GB/xwzx/xwfb/cc97226d-9e81-1122-841d-93180af1bb1a.html
2. Wikipedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AE%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E4%B8%BB%E4%B9%89%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics

Open Magazine: Xi Jinping Submitted Resignation Letter

Boxun News republished an article from the Hong Kong-based Open Magazine, quoting political insiders in Beijing that Xi Jinping has recently requested the Politburo Standing Committee in writing that he prefers to work in a province instead of Beijing.  This indicates that he does not want to be the next leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi was internally selected as the successor to Hu Jintao at the 17th CPC’s National Congress. He is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the Vice President of China. Open mentioned a few reasons why Xi was afraid of taking the top position: fierce competition, brutal retaliation against losers, and an unsolvable mess left behind by Jiang and Hu. (Ed – Chinascope could not verify the accuracy of this report)

Source: Boxun News, September 22, 2009
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2009/09/200909220909.shtml

Briefings | | |   Government/Politics