On Wednesday, October 14, 2015, one day before the one year anniversary of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speech on the arts, Xinhua was authorized to publish it in full. Xi Jinping delivered the speech to select Chinese artists, authors, actors, script writers and dancers on problems in Chinese art.
Caixin: Investigation into Fujian Governor Linked to Audit of Sinopec
Caixin, a provider of financial and business news and information, based in Beijing, reported that an inquiry into Su Shulin, the governor of Fujian Province, was linked to corruption allegations made during an audit of Sinopec, a state-owned oil company.
People’s Daily: The World Should Stay Alert to Japan’s Nuclear Capabilities
BBC Chinese: World Marxism Conference Held in Beijing
Global Times: U.S. Congress Accused China of Manipulating Hong Kong
Ren Zhiqiang: A New China or a New Regime?
Ren Zhiqiang, a high profile real estate mogul in China, published a weibo (miniblog) at sina.com during the week long October 1 National Day holiday challenging the official stance that National Day celebrates the birth of a New China.
The Continuous Drop of China’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Demonstrates Intense Capital Outflow
On October 7, 2015, FX678.COM, a Forex & Gold media in China, published an article titled, “Foreign Exchange Reserves Data Demonstrates Intense Capital Outflow; Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) Faces the Risk of Further Depreciation.”
China’s foreign exchange reserves dropped US$43.26 billion in September 2015 after a record drop of US$93.93 billion in August. The continuous decline in the foreign exchange reserves indicates that depositors are worried about China’s economy. As a result, capital outflow from China has accelerated.
“The more we want to protect the renminbi and cut interest rates, the more we stimulate depositors to transfer their assets abroad by selling renminbi. Devaluation of the renminbi will not only lead to inflation, but also increase the prices of the commodities that China exports."
Source: FX678.COM, October 7, 2015
http://news.fx678.com/C/20151007/201510071456342079.shtml
Heated Online Discussion: The Chinese Communist Party Is Not the Same as China.
On October 7, 2015, Central News Agency, the state news agency of Taiwan, published an article titled “Mainland China Media Continues the Taboo Topic: the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Is Not the Same as China.”
On October 1, 2, and 6, 2015, during China’s national holiday period, three well-known Chinese published articles explaining why they think that, “The Chinese Communist Party is not the same as China.”
On October 1, 2015, the 66th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), He Weifang, a law professor at Peking University, published a blog article saying, “Since my country has a long history and a splendid civilization, it must not be a country that exists for only just over 60 years.”
On October 2, 2015, Ren Zhiqiang, China’s famous real estate developer, published a long blog article titled, “A New China or a New Regime.” Over 100,000 people read the article in just a few hours, but the article was soon removed from Internet.
On October 6, 2015, Bao Tong, who used to be the political secretary for the former CCP General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, published an article on Radio Free Asia. In the article he stated, “I am more than 10 years older than the People’s Republic of China. I am not able to call the PRC my motherland.”
On October 7, 2015, the Paper, a media in Mainland China, published an interview article on the treatment of parasitic diseases in which the words “new regime” were used several times, including in the article title. The CCP’s official phrase in such a context has always been “new China.” It seems that the Paper article purposely continued the discussion on this taboo topic.
Source: Central News Agency, October 7, 2015
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/201510070434-1.aspx