Dissent in China often looks like something else
In this case, dissent looks like investigative reporting. Why?Editor Departs China Magazine After High-Profile Tussle
The pioneering editor of the top Chinese business magazine has left her post with plans to start anew, after a tussle for control involving much the same mix of political and financial intrigue that she made her mark uncovering.Hu Shuli [left], 56, resigned Monday from Caijing, the magazine she built into a thriving print and Web outlet that specialized in investigating government corruption and corporate fraud...
The owners of the magazine had come under pressure from Communist Party officials to rein in Caijing's aggressive journalism, people at the magazine have said...
In 11 years at Caijing, editorials by Ms. Hu pinpointed interest groups and bottlenecks that she said blocked economic overhauls. And exclusives by Caijing hastened the demise of some of the more notorious felons in China.
But the magazine’s own troubles have involved just the sort of topic that Ms. Hu and Caijing relished covering.
The political price of success grew in recent years. Ms. Hu found herself increasingly at odds with [the magazine owners] and their Communist Party guardians, according to employees and other colleagues during interviews in recent months...
Moreover, as the central authorities lavish official Chinese media giants with support to grow and compete globally, they also have made moves to tighten their chain of command over muckrakers like Ms. Hu...
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Labels: China, dissent, politics, rule-of-law
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:02 AM
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