— Xiao Qiang, director of the Berkeley-China Internet Project at U.C. Berkeley and editor of The China Digital Times, who has been monitoring the Chinese media.
“The public doesn’t know much about Chen Guangcheng because of censorship, but Bo Xilai had a great many followers until his criminality and corruption were revealed. The two crises together open up the possibility that the reform element in the CCP can make a case that political reform is long overdue and is now the best way to preserve support for the party. It could even lead to a new, more open way of selecting leaders within the CCP at the big party congress next fall along the lines of the way Vietnam chooses its leaders.”
Murder, Wiretapping and Secrets: Scandal in Power Transfer is Nothing New for China
The scandal around ousted Chinese political leader Bo Xilai deepened Thursday when The New York Times reported that he used wiretaps to spy on other officials, including President Hu Jintao
China’s ruling Communist Party is trying to contain headlines about the scandal surrounding the once-powerful political leader Bo Xilai.
Ice sculptures were on display Friday at the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. Festival-goers come for palaces, pagodas and sculptures carved from ice. Electric lights strung inside the ice illuminate the structures. The event, now in its 26th year, attracts crowds from across China, as well as visitors from overseas.
The Daily Frame: A model showcases designs on the catwalk Tuesday during China Fashion Week in Beijing.
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Pumpkin lanterns light up a street in Shenyang, China.
Happy Halloween all! ^TG
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