Global Times: U.S. Support for China’s Rights Lawyers Has No Real Effect
In its July 14 editorial, Global Times shrugged off a statement that the U.S. State Department issued condemning China for having "systematically detained individuals who share the common attribute of peacefully defending the rights of others." It claimed that this latest U.S. statement would have no real effect except to make the Chinese people feel slightly uncomfortable.
Qiushi Theory on the Negative Internet Culture
Qiushi Theory published an article on the “negative Internet culture.” The article described this as “negative cultural contents and phenomenon that bring damage to or have a negative impact on China’s mainstream ideology.” It stated that China must be on guard against it and take action to promote positive culture online.
According to the article, the impact of negative culture includes the “weakened feeling that Internet users have towards the Party as well as in their support of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics.” The article stated that it was caused by the negative social trend and value system which is gaining the discourse right on the Internet. Meanwhile “the U.S. has been leading the Western countries to use their dominance in Internet technology to cause China’s ideology system to be permeated with Neoliberalism.” The article also listed a number of negative moral crises which include Internet contents that are full of violence, pornography, gambling, drugs, and cheating; as well as psychological and mental illnesses affecting those who are addicted to the Internet.
The article made a number of recommendations to minimize the impact of the negative Internet culture. In addition to establishing legal guidelines, the article suggested that the completion of the real-name registration system for all Internet users would help. It also suggested that an award system could be used for people who gave tips about the information. Lastly it suggested that, in order to stop relying on the Internet technology that the Western countries provide, with the U.S. as leader, there is a need to develop technology teams with the skills that are able to eliminate and prevent the spread of negative online culture contents.
Source: Qiushi Theory, July 18, 2015
http://www.qstheory.cn/zhuanqu/zywz/2015-07/18/c_1115966275.htm
People’s Daily Criticized Guanxi in Relationships between Leaders and Their Subordinates
China Review News republished an article that People’s Daily had originally published. It criticized the current tendency of “Guanxi” or interpersonal relationships between leaders and their subordinates, calling them "twisted relationships.” The article said that such relationships are heavily “contaminated” with various kinds of “implicit rules” and “personal favoritism.” It listed examples of different types of these relationships and stated that all Party members should work on themselves to improve their interpersonal relationships and make them more normal, pure, and less complicated.
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1038/4/5/0/103845075.html?coluid=241&kindid=13576&docid=103845075&mdate=0715095617
Xinhua: Beijing to Limit Growth in the Number of Permanent Residents
Xinhua reported that the City of Beijing held a meeting on July 18 at which it did an economic analysis. During the meeting, the City agreed that it will increase its efforts to limit population growth. The article said that the surge in population has brought pressure in relation to a number of social issues, including a shortage of water, air pollution, traffic congestion, and environmental issues. The article said that those at the meeting agreed to the goal of keeping the number of the permanent resident population below 21.770 million during the second half of 2015 and below 23 million by 2020. The statistics showed that, by the end of 2014, the number of permanent residents living in Beijing had reached 21.516 million.
Source: Xinhua, July 19, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-07/19/c_1115967908.htm
PLA Daily: China Must Clean up the Soil that Breeds Traitors
On July 13, 2015, People’s Liberation Army Daily published a full page article on how the Chinese puppet army collaborated with Japan during China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion. The article stated that, during World War II, China was the only country where the number of puppet army soldiers exceeded the number of invaders.
CRN: U.S. Is Sowing Discord Rather Than Resolving Disputes in the South China Sea
On July 16, 2015, China Review News (CRN) published a commentary on the U.S. involvement in the South China Sea. It stated that, as the U.S. gets more and more involved in South China Sea issues, it actively pushes its own geostrategic agenda.
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1038/1/9/8/103819825.html?coluid=1&kindid=0&docid=103819825&mdate=0716001306
China’s SEC Cracks Down on Improper Disclosure of Information
On July 15, 2015, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced that it was investigating 10 cases that involved improper disclosure of information. The effort was the fifth if the CSRC’s 2015 campaign to crack down on illegal activities in stock trading.