i wrote about this here as it was big news in the region. however, i find it really interesting that the next step has been so quiet.
as the FT article here states:
Chinese
censors kept tight control over news of Ms Gu’s indictment on Thursday
night. Users of Sina Weibo, the country’s leading Twitter equivalent,
were blocked from commenting on the development except in response to a
story in the People’s Daily, the party’s flagship newspaper.
in fact, the FT has a lot of good coverage including an article on who's who in the chinese power families as well as one on mao's only living grandson. in the later article, i like how the "princelings" blame the bad system and that they are forced to accept good jobs, bank loans, power, etc. not them and their connections. there is frequently deep sentiment expressed by people here who will not accept any onus at all. it is almost admirable.
bringing it closer to home, one chinese partner explained like this, "they just dont have any empathy". um, ok.
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