Chinese Blogger Chosen As Head of Investigation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 23, 2009 @05:47AM from the wash-the-people's-truck dept.

Lew Perin writes "China hasn't developed much of a reputation for government transparency. And in Yunnan province, the case of a guy who died in police custody was starting to look like a cover up. But then the provincial government startled everyone by choosing a prominent local blogger to head the official investigation into the death. 'The unorthodox move to make popular bloggers heads of an investigation committee is a tacit admission by the Yunnan government of the power of the internet — especially blogs — in shaping Chinese public opinion. It also belies the widespread suspicion of the official version of Li's death.'"

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Re:A blogger? by garcia · 2009-02-23 05:58 · Score: 0, Troll

No, it would be more like having Minnesota Democrats Exposed handle the Franken/Coleman recount.
Re:Skids greased? by palegray.net · 2009-02-23 10:42 · Score: 0, Troll

Language has nothing to do with it, and you know it. Ever heard of the Great Firewall of China?

Stop trolling.

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