People’s Daily – Campaign against Senior Corrupt Officials Intensifies
On November 12, 2015, People’s Daily published a commentary regarding Lv Xiwen, a senior official in the Beijing municipal government who was taken into custody for corruption investigation on November 11, 2015. The commentary stated that, with Lv’s arrest, the full coverage (“tigers,” or senior corrupt officials, have now been taken into custody in every one of the 31 jurisdictional regions) is not the end but the beginning for more investigations.
TPP’s Biggest Impact on China Is Reconstruction of the Industrial Chain
Following the U.S.-led formation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a People’s Daily article discussed what impact the TPP might have on China’s industrial chain. Below is an excerpt from the article:
CCTV’s Live Coverage of Meeting Between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou Draws Criticism
Voice of America (VOA) reported that CCTV, China’s state television, drew criticism from Chinese viewers for its coverage, or the lack thereof, of the November 7 meeting in Singapore between the leaders of Beijing and Taipei.
Caixin: Crackdown Day Is Coming
On November 5, 2015, Caixin Weekly magazine, a media in Mainland China that is closely related to Xi Jinping’s leadership camp, published a cover report titled “Crackdown Day.” The report asserted that the long-awaited “Crackdown Day,” a national campaign to crack down on market manipulation and to increase the transparency of the stock market, is coming.
On November 10, 2015, Power Apple published an article introducing Caixin’s article titled, “‘Crackdown Day’ Is Approaching, Liu Yunshan Is in Danger.” Liu Yunshan is a follower of Jiang Zemin, the former top leader of the CCP and the People’s Republic of China. Liu is a current member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee and a leader of the Propaganda and Ideology Leading Group. Liu Lefei, son of Liu Yunshan, is the vice chairman of CITIC Securities International. Among 11 top senior management personnel in CITIC Securities International, eight high-ranking senior officers have been detained for investigation. Liu Lefei has been suspended from his position and is restricted from going abroad. He is expected to confess what he has done.
In addition, Liu Yunshan’s son Liu Lefei, the sons of Zeng Qinghong and Li Changchun (who also belong to Jiang’s faction) and 320 children of the Party leaders have all been placed under control, preventing them from escaping from China.
Sources: Caixin Weekly, November 5, 2015 & Power Apple, November 10, 2015
http://weekly.caixin.com/2015-11-05/100870579.html
https://www.powerapple.com/news/zhong-gang-tai/2015/11/10/2487260.html
Xi Jinping on Protecting Investors in the Stock Market
On November 10, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping held the 11th meeting of the Communist Party leadership on financial and economic affairs, calling for stock markets to be better regulated so that investors are treated fairly.
VOA: At Xi-Ma Meeting, China Central TV Cut Off Live Broadcast before Ma Ying-jeou Gave his Speech
Voice of America (VOA) reported on China Central Television’s (CCTV) coverage of the historic summit that Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou held on November 7, 2015, in Singapore. The two leader’s handshake lasted for over one minute. This was the first time that the Chinese Communist Party Chairman and the nationalist President of Taiwan met since Mao Zedong founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Before going into a closed-door meeting, Xi and Ma each gave a brief opening speech, one after the other. In a slightly delayed live broadcast, CCTV transmitted Xi Jinping’s full speech in Mainland China, but abruptly cut off its live broadcast when it was Ma Ying-jeou’s turn to give his speech. Two hours later, CCTV broadcasted a moment of Ma giving a speech without Ma’s voice.
Having witnessed the so-called “live broadcast,” China’s Internet users all condemned CCTV. Some comments were: “Who made such a stupid decision?! (I am) really speechless.” “CCTV’s so-called ‘live coverage’ will create controversy among public opinion. In a disgraceful way, it is recorded into the history of China’s TV news." “I turned off CCTV! A human being cannot be so shameless.” “I began to worry about the freedom of our Taiwanese compatriots."
One Chinese viewer commented that the state TV’s failure to broadcast Ma’s speech live "shows that the [Beijing] government lacks confidence." Some believed Ma’s speech was skipped because propaganda agencies needed time to review the text.
Taiwan-based Liberty Times Net reported that, before the November 7 meeting, CCTV blurred out the suit lapel of President Ma Ying-jeou during a news report because Ma was wearing a suit lapel pin in the form of a Taiwanese flag. Liberty News also noted that CCTV did not blur out the word "President" on the plaque when it reported on the press conference that Ma Ying-jeou held after his closed-door session with Xi Jinping.
Sources: Voice of America, November 8, 2015