Not Hu, but Wen
In a Western context, the questions are mild. In China, they are nearly unheard of, at least in print.Book critical of Chinese PM Wen Jiabao goes on sale
A controversial new book written by a Chinese dissident critical of China's Premier Wen Jiabao has gone on sale in Hong Kong.
The book, entitled China's Best Actor: Wen Jiabao, dismisses Mr Wen's image as a reformist…
Wen Jiabao has gained popularity in China by showing sympathy with ordinary people, especially during natural disasters like the mudslide last week.
"Wen Jiabao and [Chinese President] Hu Jintao are like the two sides of a coin. They are on a tandem bike, heading in the same direction. I think they are playing the good-guy-bad-guy routine, like the harsh-dad-loving-mum sort of thing," [author Yu Jie] told the BBC's Chinese service.
"But they share the same goal, which is to strengthen their power base…
"The purpose of this book is not only to criticise individuals and the communist system, but also to develop the idea of freedom of speech."...
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