8 V: g1 T7 b. }4 {9 Z' vChina Said to Censor Online Discussion of Ex-Leader & P& y; ~# @0 S' x7 g# B$ ^ ]8 bBy AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE , S! Z1 F t9 t3 n: e : \) I# G( z6 pPublished: July 6, 2011 5 r- B, T% Z5 j T7 K9 O" b- ^1 ]$ F% P+ Y$ s8 ?2 l
BEIJING (Agence France-Presse) — China’s huge online police force is apparently censoring Internet discussion about former President Jiang Zemin, whose absence from a key Communist Party event bolstered rumors that he was seriously ill. 9 c# S: Z5 U+ l7 `" W) ]2 H3 H% |5 b, D0 e5 Z
Mr. Jiang, 84, failed to appear at celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party on Friday, just as Hong Kong media reported he was ill, setting off a frenzy of speculation online. ; p( H6 Q9 w" `- W* q _) b- q$ P+ }& T( |( D: C M5 X/ MHis absence was conspicuous, given that numerous other retired party and national leaders — including the former prime ministers Li Peng and Zhu Rongji — were present at the gala at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing. & i" ~) {, D- H+ D8 K6 H+ N/ C1 X& f, f# t# {
China’s Foreign Ministry refused to comment on Wednesday when asked about Mr. Jiang. - ~$ A7 Q9 G; y; c @; J ' T! _+ g! ^0 e1 H5 {But the nation’s Twitter-like Weibo service censored terms including “Jiang Zemin,” “myocardial infarction” and “general secretary,” prompting speculation that Beijing was blocking information about his health from leaking out.. i/ f* p! E/ Y1 }" k% ^# B2 k
s' }+ n3 r! J" w) L/ j, L MHong Kong and overseas Chinese media have reported that Mr. Jiang, a former party general secretary, suffered a heart attack and is surviving on a respirator. Other media outlets, however, have said his health is not in danger. " p" b, R$ ]; e) Y 8 L- R9 Y$ i' K7 c: B# ~) m( A" hThe government has long viewed the health of the nation’s top leaders as a state secret, apparently because of concerns that illness might affect the appearance of unity and political stability in the ruling party. / q2 W+ S/ F" C9 [! k6 {+ P- @& A( P. r% p0 T" s& C2 h% W
Mr. Jiang was last seen in public in October 2009, appearing at the side of President Hu Jintao during celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.作者: 纸船 时间: 2011-7-6 17:56
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好事啊!……不会忘记长江洪涝……民间流传“江泽民浸死好多人!……”作者: 琦LYQ 时间: 2011-7-6 17:59