Chinese
President Xi Jinping calls for renaissance
Xi Jinping: "I
will be true to the responsibility given to me"
Brief Comment
So far Xi
JinPing has shown genuine intention to rid China of the malaise of deep-rooted
corruption since assuming power last year as the general secretary of the
Communist Party. But power in China is exercised collectively by the whole
leadership, and judging from what we learnt by the fall of Bo Xilai last year,
the new President has a mountain to climb. Good luck to him!
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MPs should
not shackle our Press
(As the
debate over press freedom rages on)
Brief Comment
A truly free
Press is rightly regarded as the 4th arm of the realm after the
legislature, Judiciary and the executive in any system of modern democracy; but
unlike the other 3 has to conduct its business completely unfettered to
maintain maximum effectiveness. To impose such strictures that stifle bold
reporting desecrates the sacrifices of people like Marie Colvin.
On the
compromise we were told was reached yesterday, one can only say that the taste
of the pudding is the eating.
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