During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
----------- George Orwell
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Written by D.J. McGuire/China eLobby
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This is my house again, son!
Ten years ago, Jiang Zemin – the neo-corporatist cadre who came to
personally symbolize the corruption and thievery of the Chinese
Communist Party – stood down as party leader (but not military
chief) in favor of Hu Jintao, who promised a cleaner (but arguably
presided over a meaner) regime.
This week, Jiang’s revenge was complete. Not only is the new
Politburo Standing Committee largely filled with “his” people (CNN)
– including the big fish, Xi Jinping – but he even saw Hu Jintao
step down as Chairman of the Central Military Commission in Xi’s
favor (National Post, BBC).
Willy Lam – who was a CNN reporter the last time Jiang was this
powerful, and is now a...
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Written by China Uncensored Staff
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 In
2001, after the Deputy Mayor of Shenyang, Mr. Ma Xiangdong was
sentenced to death because he misappropriated US$3.6 million
to gamble at the Macau Casino, his fellow officials involved
in his scandal were arrested and punished. Mr. Ma’s private
secretary, the then, 49 years old, Wang Xiaofang eventually...
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Written by China Uncensored Staff
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A t
midnight last Tuesday the 4th September, the likely future Chinese
leader, Xi Jinping suddenly cancelled a meeting with the US
Secretary of State, Mrs. Clinton, for the next day, and also
cancelled meetings with the prime minister of Singapore and a
Russian official for the same day. Chinese reporters were...
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Written by Chinauncensored
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China‘s Central Bank has reported that thousands of corrupt
Chinese officials stole more than US$123 billion and fled overseas
between 1995 and 2008.
The report also cited Associated Press as saying that the United
States was a top destination for the looted funds.
The report, released this week by the People‘s Bank of China, says
between 16,000 to 18,000 government officials and executives at
state-owned enterprises smuggled about 800 billion yuan (US$123
billion)
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Written by ChinaUncensored Staff
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The Chinese communist regime's quick closed door trial of Gu
Kailai for the murder of British businessman Neil Haywood has
concluded with a so-called 'confession by Gu. It would be naive to
accept that the regime tried Gu Kailai for her role in murdering
Neil Haywood alone.
There is a much more sinister reason behind the quick court
case, that...
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Written by Wikileaks
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Wikileaks released the following cable from the US Consulate
General in Shanghai:
CLASSIFIED BY: Kenneth Jarrett, Consul General, U.S. Consulate
General, Shanghai, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b), (c), (d)
¶1.
(S) Summary: According to Nanjing University Professor Gu Su
(strictly protect):
Political assassinations and violence occur in Chinese politics,
even occasionally touching top leaders.
Gu said that in January 2007, for...
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Written by ChinaUncensored Staff
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 Wang Dan has applied for a visa to
visit his parents in China many times but has always been refused
by the communist regime.
However, he finally set foot on Chinese soil after he took took
a flight from the US to Taiwan, that was diverted to Hong Kong
because of hurricane Saola.
Wang posted on his facebook: "It is a miracle! I am standing
on...
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Written by VOA
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BEIJING – In China, the announcement of murder charges against
the wife of one of China’s most prominent politicians left many
unanswered questions about a case that remains highly
sensitive.
News of murder charges against Gu Kailai, wife of Bo Xilai covered
the front pages of Chinese newspapers Friday. Gu is charged with
murdering British businessman, Neil Heywood. While news articles
hail the trial as progress in establishing rule of law in China,
Internet searches for Gu...
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