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- No slam dunk for the 'Jeremy Lin Party'
- Lewd Video is Political Payback in Downfall of Official
- Latest Installment of Cyber Cop
- Copycat starts cross-Strait chocolate war
- China eases restrictions on migrants attending entrance exams
- China now capable of deploying jets on aircraft carrier: Navy
- China's economy to expand by 8.4% in Q4: report
- New supercomputer to augment Taiwan's forecasting accuracy
- Sex toy trade swells in China
- Politics over skills for China's inadequate fighter pilot numbers
- Top China Stories from WSJ: Iran Imports, Aircraft Carrier, Art Sales
- Vivian Norris: A Buddhist Perspective on Nuclear Energy, Weapons and Taking Responsibility
- Chinese banks in borrowing frenzy ahead of tougher rules
- China's steel industry recovering from losses: expert
- Foot-and-mouth disease reported in NE China
- Local governments fueling China's property market
- China tightens measures on reopening of suspended mines
- Chinese and US interests target Australian poultry giant for takeover
- Chinese netizens hail official sacking over sex video
- China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier
| No slam dunk for the 'Jeremy Lin Party' Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:27 AM PST An attempt to establish a "Jeremy Lin Party" in Taiwan has been rejected by the Ministry of the Interior, followed by rejection of an appeal against the decision earlier this year. The Cabinet's Appe... |
| Lewd Video is Political Payback in Downfall of Official Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:23 PM PST  Lei Zhengfu speaks at an official meeting. Lei was purged in what appears to be part of a political sweep after a new Party boss in Chongqing has taken the reins. (jdwsy.com)  The story of the recent purge of a minor official in China, who became infamous after a sex video in which he was involved surfaced online, has shed light on the usually secret machinations of minor Party officials and shady developers, and shows how corrupt cadres are punished when the political winds shift. Lei Zhengfu, former Party secretary of the Beibei District of Chongqing, a municipality in the southwest, was by all accounts a bit player in Chinese politics. He was sacked on Nov. 23 after a sexually explicit video with him in it emerged online. The move appears to be part of a house-cleaning operation by the new Party boss in town, ridding the city of some of the remnants of the era when Bo Xilai and his deputy Wang Lijun effectively ran Chongqing through a combination of heavy-handed neo-Maoist propaganda and brute force. Bo Xilai is a former member of the Politburo who is now in custody, and whose wife was sentenced to prison earlier this year for the murder of a Briton. Incriminating VideosThe video featuring Lei Zhengfu was published on Nov. 20—the day that new Chongqing Party Secretary Sun Zhengcai assumed office. Lei became infamous overnight on the Chinese Internet. He was soon put under shuanggui, a Soviet-era form of detention and interrogation reserved for Party members who "violate discipline."
Zhu Ruifeng, moderator of People's Supervision Network, the website that published the video, told the New York-based NTD Television that he got the tape from police inside the Chongqing Public Security Bureau. He said he received six videos, and that the officials involved in them are all at the director or deputy director level. Four of them are still in office. Lei had been caught in a classic ploy of entrapment, regularly used by Chinese communist officials and their associates against one another: according to journalist Ji Xuguang, a businessman had presented his 18-year-old mistress for Lei's pleasure in a Chongqing hotel, as a bribe for favorable regulatory decisions. The young female involved in the encounter secretly recorded it. BlackmailBefore he was secretary of Beibei District, Lei was the Party chief in Dianjiang County, also in Chonqging. He saw to it that all construction projects in the county were overseen and approved by his brother, Lei Zhengkui. Some builders didn't like this, among them the boss of the young woman who was offered to Lei. This boss, one of the largest local builders, in 2006 trained up a number of good-looking young women to sexually bribe officials, while also secretly videotaping the episodes. He figured that after the bribe, the videos could be used for blackmail. When business began drying up for the builder in 2009, according to Apple Daily, he brought out the video and threatened Lei with it. But rather than be pushed around, Lei struck back: he turned himself over to Bo Xilai, the Party chief of Chongqing and effectively "The Don" of the city. Bo appointed his deputy Wang Lijun to look into the matter. Wang set up an investigative team, of sorts, that concluded that the builder who tried to blackmail Lei was guilty. The builder was locked in prison for one year and his female companion was placed under criminal detention for a month. For kissing Bo's ring, Lei not only was not punished but also promoted. Other officials ensnared in compromising acts with young women by the builder also continued in their positions. Zhu, the website moderator, told Oriental Morning Post that Lei accumulated vast sums of money through helping his relatives take over projects. But "Compared with money, [he] likes beautiful women more," Zhu said. Those that wanted a project greenlighted continued to send him women. Some Chinese netizens questioned why Lei was not punished by Bo Xilai three years ago, but many were not surprised. Stolen SpoilsDuring Bo and Wang's reign over Chongqing a vast campaign called Smashing the Black was conducted: criminals and businessmen were labeled as belonging to the Mafia and had their assets seized. Thousands were arrested and dozens executed in the campaign. It is impossible to know, but estimates indicate that 100 billion yuan ($16 billion) may have been confiscated, the majority of it failing to enter the Treasury. After the political destruction of Bo and Wang there have been clamors to have some of the cases re-examined, as well as a wish to punish some officials who were loyal to Bo Xilai, of whom Lei Zhengfu was one. Related ArticlesThe Epoch Times publishes in 35 countries and in 19 languages. Subscribe to our e-newsletter. |
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| Copycat starts cross-Strait chocolate war Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:43 AM PST A well-publicized legal dispute between the Taiwan-owned World Chocolate Wonderland and the upstart Chocolate Happy Land, operated by Chinese interests, has caused quite stir in Shanghai. The two choc... |
| China eases restrictions on migrants attending entrance exams Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:11 AM PST Migrant children will be allowed to take college entrance exams in Chinese cities where their parents work, lifting a ban previously set by household registration laws. Northeast China's Heilongjiang... |
| China now capable of deploying jets on aircraft carrier: Navy Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:39 AM PST Successful aircraft landing exercises on China's first aircraft carrier mean the country is now capable of deploying fighter jets on the carrier, a senior navy officer said Sunday. Pilots have been t... |
| China's economy to expand by 8.4% in Q4: report Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:39 AM PST China's economic growth will pick up in the fourth quarter after slowing for seven consecutive quarters, due to booming domestic consumption and increasing infrastructure investments, according to a r... |
| New supercomputer to augment Taiwan's forecasting accuracy Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:39 AM PST The Central Weather Bureau said Sunday that a supercomputer that will be used to forecast weather starting in December will greatly enhance the accuracy of weather reports. The bureau said it had pur... |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:23 AM PST As Chinese attitudes to sex evolve, products for the bedroom are becoming more commonplace; from hotel mini-bars to convenience stores and in the country's booming retail outlets specializing in sex t... |
| Politics over skills for China's inadequate fighter pilot numbers Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST As it struggles with a shortage of qualified pilots, China's air force has announced an overhaul of its fighter pilot training regime, the Washington Times reported on Nov. 21. With the number of its... |
| Top China Stories from WSJ: Iran Imports, Aircraft Carrier, Art Sales Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:53 PM PST China has passed a landmark in the development of its first fully functional aircraft carrier; China's imports of Iranian crude oil are down by about one-fifth so far this year; the world's No. 1 and No. 3 art-auction houses held competing Hong Kong sales this weekend. |
| Vivian Norris: A Buddhist Perspective on Nuclear Energy, Weapons and Taking Responsibility Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:52 AM PST This plain-speaking young man in his deep red and gold robes, praying with such intent for all of us, a living Buddha in his own right, expressed a deep compassion for the suffering of the entire planet and all of the living beings on it as he spoke of the nuclear threat. Read more: Fukushima, Monks, France, Ngawang Drakpa, Dalai Lama, Nuclear, Compassion, Nuclear Threat, Buddha, Monastery, Radioactivity, Je Tsong Khapa, Cold War, Buddhism, Buddhist Monks, Celine Menguy, China, Nuclear Power, Religion News This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Chinese banks in borrowing frenzy ahead of tougher rules Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST Chinese banks are rushing to issue bonds for more funds in a bid to meet stricter capital adequacy requirements set to be implemented next year. The Bank of Ningbo, a Zhejiang-based lender, on Thursd... |
| China's steel industry recovering from losses: expert Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST China's steel industry will face better circumstances in the fourth quarter and in 2013 after posting whopping losses in the first three quarters, an industry insider said. Liu Zhenjiang, vice presid... |
| Foot-and-mouth disease reported in NE China Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST Foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in livestock in northeast China's Liaoning Province, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Saturday. A total of 43 pigs at a farm in Erdao villag... |
| Local governments fueling China's property market Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST China's land market is welcoming a push from local governments' drives after six months of stagnation, while local governments have tried to make up their budget deficits by selling land by the end of... |
| China tightens measures on reopening of suspended mines Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST China's workplace safety authorities on Saturday required tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension in the wake of a deadly coal mine accident. Some coal mines were ordered t... |
| Chinese and US interests target Australian poultry giant for takeover Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 AM PST New Hope Group, one of China's largest meat, egg and dairy producers, is partnering with Blackstone, a US-based asset management and financial services firm, in a bid to purchase Inghams, one of Austr... |
| Chinese netizens hail official sacking over sex video Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 AM PST A district official in southwest China's Chongqing municipality was sacked on Friday after it was confirmed he was the man featured in a sex video exposed by microbloggers on the Internet. Investigat... |
| China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 AM PST China has successfully conducted a sea landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, naval sources said. A new J-15 fighter jet was used as part of the landing exercise. After its delivery to... |
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