Central Network Information Office to Implement Legal Measures on Internet Management
Xinhua reported that, in order to follow up on a proposal at the Party’s fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Party Congress to “advance the rule of law,” the Central Network Information Office held a meeting on October 26. The meeting participants studied the key messages from the fourth Plenary Session and discussed the opportunities to further implement legal measures on Internet management. According to the Central Network Information Office, the information offices at the local levels often face obstacles due to an absence of laws on Internet management.
Source: Xinhua, October 26, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-10/26/c_1112981005.htm
Wang Qishan Issued Warning to Party Officials on Self Discipline
Wang Qishan, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, spoke at the 4th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection which was held in Beijing on October 25. Wang pointed out that some party officials do not study and understand the law. Wang said, “They neglect the law and are shameless and fearless.” Wang stressed that, the higher the rank the party officials have, the more authoritative power they have. Therefore they should be more fearful and focus on self-discipline. On October 26, Xinhua published a commentary in which it further endorsed Wang’s talk. It then reiterated that “the way the Party is managed and developed matters not just to Party’s legality and survival, but to the fate of the country and its people as well.”
Source: People’s Daily, October 25, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1025/c70731-25907325.html
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/1026/c1001-25908590.html
Serious Air Pollution Affects 560,000 Square Kilometers in October
According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, from October 1 to 24, there were 94 days of severe pollution and 27 days of serious pollution reported in 74 cities. Among those, the largest pollution spanned over 560,000 square kilometers (216,217 square miles). Regions in Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong Province and the Northeastern region were the most heavily polluted areas. For the same period in 2013, severe pollution days were 96 and serious pollution days were 33. However, in Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong Province and the nearby region, even though the number of severe pollution days went down from 24 to 21 days, the serious pollution days went up from 49 days in 2013 to 70 days in 2014.
Source: Xinhua, October 26, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-10/26/c_127141232.htm
Why the Hong Kong Election Rules That China’s Legislature Established Are Fake Universal Suffrage
Xinhua: How Many More Dirty Tricks Does the U.S. Have to Manipulate International Public Opinion?
After the former editor of the German "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung," Ulf Cote, was interviewed on Russia Today, China’s state media Xinhua published a commentary to further “disclose” how the U.S. controls public opinion using “dirty tricks.” The article quoted Ulf Cote’s statement in the interview that, in the past, the CIA had actually published many articles under his name, although the CIA and other intelligence agencies in the U.S. had actually written them. Their purpose was to guide international public opinion to support the United States.”
SAFE Acknowledges China Currently Has Capital Outflows
On October 23, 2014, Guan Tao, head of the department of international payments at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said at a press conference that China currently has capital outflows but it is considered a risk or a problem.
The Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics
Upon its close on October 23, 2014, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party Congress issued a communique on the subject of the rule of law.