This book presents, for the first time in english, a collection of speeches delivered by wen jiabao, chinas premier from 2003 to 20, at the six successive summer davos forums held in china from 2007 to 2012, his special address at the 2009 world economic forum annual meeting in davos, switzerland, and the transcripts of his question and answer sessions at these events. York times showing that the family of chinese prime minister wen jiabao. Following more than a year of house arrest, yu emigrated to the us with his family in january 2012. Wen, a member of the ccp establishment, has yet to receive any retribution or public backlash, as the terms new york times and wen jiabao were blocked to chinese internet users. From 2002 to 2012, he held membership in the politburo. Book critical of chinese pm wen jiabao goes on sale bbc news. Wen jiabao, the outgoing prime minister of china, is staterun medias favorite populist leader. The book is a scathing critique of chinas premier wen jiabao, arguing that wens warm, empathic public persona was simply a facade, and that he shared the same goals of other chinese leaders.
Wen jiabao, dismisses mr wen s image as a reformist. Lawyers representing the family of wen jiabao, the chinese prime minister, have assailed a story in the new york times that documents the vast wealth of some of mr. Jan 21, 2016 mighty current is an obscure hong kong publishing company that churns out gossipy titles about china and its top leaders. Jan 28, 2009 china leader talks of spring amid the economic chill january 28, 2009 1. If this book cant be published in hong kong, at a minimum, it demonstrates that freedom of press and publication in hong kong is in retreat, mr. New york times claims chinese hackers hijacked its systems this article is more than 7 years old stories about wealth of outgoing premier wen jiabao appeared to be catalyst for attack, possibly by. Dec 31, 2009 the unusual pattern of atmospheric high and low pressure over and around the arctic that has contributed to the recent snow and cold from alabama to washington, to east anglia, england and rain and warmth along the west coast of greenland is also an important influence on the shifting sheath of sea ice on the arctic ocean.
The wen family empire beginning with diamonds in the 1990s, the relatives of wen jiabao amassed a fortune by forming a complex business network that bought stakes in sectors as varied as real estate and telecommunications. Websters bibliographic and eventbased timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics. Beijing prime minister wen jiabao opened the annual meeting of chinas handpicked legislature on monday with a markedly upbeat assessment of the state of the nation, saying that threats. Dec 27, 2009 from 16 to 18 december, in the nearly 60 hours premier wen jiabao spent in copenhagen, he held intensive talks and consultations with other leaders to drive the negotiation process forward. The new york times takedown of wen jiabao and what it means chinas premier wen jiabao attends the second plenary meeting of the national peoples congress in beijing on march 8, 2012.
Translated by xiyun yang of the beijing bureau of the new. Wen jiabao born 15 september 1942 is a retired chinese politician who served as the sixth premier of the state council of the peoples republic of china and serving as chinas head of government for a decade between 2003 and 20. But a new york times investigation reveals that he is the head of one of. Chinese authorities have blocked the chinese website of the new york times and most access to the main website after it revealed that the extended family of premier wen jiabao has controlled. Many relatives of wen jiabao, including his son, daughter, younger brother and brotherinlaw, have become extraordinarily wealthy during his leadership, an investigation by the new york times shows. A few days ago, i went to inspect the drought in qianxinan prefecture, guizhou province. Wen graduated from the beijing institute of geology with a specialty in geological structures. Based on participants notes of an oral report given by wen jiabao, in his role as secretary of party committees of units under party central and director of the party central office, to the senior working staff of those offices, and of an oral report given by luo gan in his capacity as secretary general of the state council and secretary of. Nov 08, 20 as plenum starts, an economist sees crisis ahead. Readers will be astounded by the 632 photocopies brought together during the time wen worked on.
New york times blocked by china after report on wealth of wen. Websters timeline history, 1942 2007 icon group international on. Report links wen family to cambridge professorship the. Wealth and politics converge in china the official story in china is that the prime minister, wen jiabao, came from humble roots. Its not that i agree with either views expressed in the books, but i believe ideas and thoughts of older generations can offer food for thought for the current generation. Aug 17, 2010 book by chinese dissident brands wen jiabao a fraud chinas paternalist premier wen jiabao is a puppet and a fraud who has helped pull the wool over the eyes of the chinese people, obscuring. Among its many ties to chinas political elite, deutsche bank cultivated a deep relationship with the family of wen jiabao. America must avoid a doubledip recession while also eliminating its budget deficits and, of course, doing nothing to weaken the dollar because unlike china, we only want a weak currency so as to increase our exports. Author yu jie told the bbc his aim was not just to criticise mr wen, but to develop the idea of free speech. In letter, former premier denies using office for personal.
Wen jiabao article about wen jiabao by the free dictionary. Times report on wealth is disputed by wen s family. Report on the work of the government 2009 some or all works. New york times blocked in china over wen jiabao wealth. There is a scattering of scientistpoliticians in high government positions.
Wen jiabaos lawyer refutes nyt story business insider. Originally a geologist, he worked for the gansu provincial geological bureau 196882, where he was the head of its political section, and rose to deputy director general. Wen jiabao born 15 september 1942 is a retired chinese politician who served as the sixth. He was born in september 1942, joined the cpc in april 1965 and entered the work force in september 1967. It is therefore quite logical for outside observers to simply label it as a a totalitarian state. Ping an executives campaign to prevent regulators from breaking up the company.
Although the user was careful to avoid mentioning wen jiabaos hidden family assets, chinese. The new york times china coup michael wolff opinion. Chinese premier wen jiabao criticizes cultural revolution. Chinese authorities have detained a wealthy businesswoman with strong financial ties to the countrys former premier, wen jiabao, the new york times reported, with political analysts saying her. The other shareholder is identified in company records as lily chang, the alias used by mr. The expose on wen jiabao s family wealth is the newspapers greatest scoop since the pentagon papers. During this period and later, the bank was involved with several companies in which members of the wen family or their colleagues had investments. Murphy for his handling of several highly regarded articles, including an expose on the hidden wealth of the family of prime minister wen jiabao of china as well as a series on the digital economy that looked at working conditions in both the united states and in china. Wen could not be reached for comment, and messages and interview requests submitted at the company. A chilling phone call adds to hurdles of publishing xi.
The relatives acquired the stake after its initial public offering in 2004, not before. These cases reflect that censorship is a powerful political tool, not only through silencing opposition to an establishment politician, but also through its marked. Oct 26, 2012 wen jiabao, the chinese prime minister, in sichuan after an earthquake there in 2008. Apr 23, 2012 chinas biggest banks are starved for capital, but they may find it harder to raise money in the financial markets after recent comments by prime minister wen jiabao, especially if investors are worried about a breakup of the banks dominant position. The timess shanghai bureau chief, david barboza, reported last week that close relatives of wen jiabao, the prime minister of china, hold billions of dollars in hidden riches. Corruption inquiry draws nearer to former chinese prime minister. China condemns ny times wen jiabao wealth story smear.
The new york times was founded as the newyork daily times on september 18, 1851. The new york times stayed with the broadsheet fullpage setup and an eightcolumn format for several years after most papers switched to six, and was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography, especially on the front page. Chinese premier wen jiabao s article on former leader hu yaobang, published april 15, 2010 in renmin ribao or peoples daily, the communist partys official newspaper. Tokyo, april 12 in a rare address to japans parliament by a chinese leader, prime minister wen jiabao pledged friendship with japan on thursday, but cautioned that tokyo must match past. Oct 26, 2012 new york times blocked in china over wen jiabao wealth revelations this article is more than 7 years old unwelcome revelations about wealth of family of chinese premier, known for his humble. Mystery behind j p morgans china deals being probed. China blocks the new york times over wen jiabao article. Chinese censors also continued to erase online messages about the story while blocking search terms like diamond queen and 2. Geology notes by wen jiabao was published by geological publishing house in march, 2016. Yu has published similarly damning books about chinas previous president, hu jintao, and a former prime minister, wen jiabao. Book by chinese dissident brands wen jiabao a fraud.
The implications of the nyt article, moreover, go well beyond simply another story about the ability of another chinese leaders family to profit. It should come as no surprise then that chinas gone and blocked the new york times over an article critical of wen jiabao, their prime minister, and his family. Geology notes of wen jiabao chinese edition wen jiabao on. The author, yu jie, said in a telephone interview that he still intended to publish the book, titled chinas best actor. News about wen jiabao, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Feb, 2012 china has even more scientists in key positions in the government. David barboza answers reader questions on reporting in.
In fact, eight out of the nine top government officials in china have scientific backgrounds. China reacts to david barbozas pulitzer prize the atlantic. The new york times takedown of wen jiabao and what it means chinas premier wen jiabao attends the second plenary meeting of the national peoples congress in. After criticizing several points in the article, the statement. Here are his answers to questions from readers prompted by the article. In october 2012, the new york times reported that wens relatives have controlled.
May 30, 2008 some questioned the value of democracy for china, while others rallied to the defense of prime minister wen jiabao. He is known to reach out to ordinary people in moments of crisis. Chinese businesswoman allied to former premier wen jiabao. Oct 26, 2012 the chinese government blocks access to the new york times web site after it published an article on the family fortune of chinas prime minister, apples quarterly results shows its might, and the estate of william faulkner sues over a quote in a woody allen movie. In his capacity as premier, wen was regarded as the leading figure behind beijings economic policy. President hu jintao was trained as a hydraulic engineer and premier wen jiabao as a geomechanical engineer. Symantec gets a black eye in chinese hack of the new. Aug 29, 2007 on the other hand, if one compares the state of environmental awareness of highranking leaders in china people such as premier wen jiabao, president and party chief hu jintao or several others on the polituro one would have to say that they probably possess a more evolved level of environmental consciousness and concern than leaders in. Beginning with diamonds in the 1990s, the relatives of wen jiabao amassed a fortune by forming a complex business network that bought. Beijings alleged hacking of the new york times is a sign of both the regimes huge power and its fear of a chinese spring. For two years beginning in 2006, jpmorgan chase employed a consulting firm run by wen ruchun, the daughter of former prime minister wen jiabao of china. The new york times takedown of wen jiabao and what it means.
In addition, an earlier version misstated when relatives of wen jiabao, the prime minister of china, acquired a multibilliondollar stake in ping an, as reported by the new york times. The statement, published in the south china morning post on sunday, said that the socalled hidden riches of wen jiabao s family members in the new york times s report did not exist. After the asian financial crisis, regulators step up efforts to break up insurance companies and other financial institutions. Jan 31, 20 ive covered the hacker beat for forbes since 2007, with frequent detours into digital miscellania like switches, servers, supercomputers, search, e books, online censorship, robots, and china. The matrix of power in china is far more complex than the essentialized description found in mass media and even in some standard textbooks. China leader talks of spring amid the economic chill nytimes. Chinese premier wen jiabao adjusts his earphone upon arriving for the opening of.
It contains 160 observation notes from his work and study in the field. New york times claims chinese hackers hijacked its systems. Wen jiabao, male, han nationality, is a native of tianjin. Chinas foreign ministry has accused the new york times of smearing the country by reporting that the premier wen jiabaos extended family. Wen s father joined the inner circle of chinas rulers as vice prime minister in 1998, the family amassed a secret fortune through a series of partnerships and investment vehicles, a 2012 investigation by the times found. Chinas biggest banks are squeezed for capital the new york.
Wen jiabao there are two books that i often travel with. A foundation that endowed a professorship at the university of cambridge is linked to the family of the former chinese prime minister wen jiabao, according to a report in the daily telegraph the british newspaper said that the charity, which donated 3. Beijings alleged hacking of the new york times is a sign of both the. Wealth and politics converge in china the new york times. Wen is consistent with the outpouring of approval that can be found elsewhere on the web, including facebook and sites on the chinese blogosphere. Chinas take on how it saved climate talks the new york times. Family of wen jiabao holds a hidden fortune in china the new. Family of wen jiabao holds a hidden fortune in china.
The new york times takedown of wen jiabao and what it. Image caption wen jiabao, premier for 10 years, is due to step down as part of a leadership transition. Wen jiabao, born september 1942, tianjin, china, chinese official, premier prime minister of china from 2003 to 20 wen studied at the beijing institute of geology, where he earned a graduate degree in structural geology in 1968. We, as members of the traveling press corps, witnessed the rollercoaster, nailbiting negotiations at copenhagen. Translated by xiyun yang of the beijing bureau of the new york times. Legal action threatened against the new york times by two mainland law firms representing the family of premier wen jiabao is unlikely to occur in the near future as the potential consequences. Chinese censors work to quash story on vast wealth of.
The news that the new york times reporter who reported on the massive wealth of former premier wen. Wen jiabao project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The book is a scathing critique of chinas premier wen jiabao, arguing that wen s warm, empathic public persona was simply a facade, and that he shared the same goals of other chinese leaders. Book by chinese dissident brands wen jiabao a fraud chinas paternalist premier wen jiabao is a puppet and a fraud who has helped pull the wool over the eyes of the chinese people, obscuring. As plenum starts, an economist sees crisis ahead the new. Yu jie is also active in the chinese dissident movement, and was arrested and allegedly tortured in 2010 for his friendship with nobel peace prize laureate liu xiaobo and a critical biography of prime minister wen jiabao titled chinas best actor. Wen s letter comes as the chinese president, xi jinping, has stepped up an anticorruption campaign.
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