Chinese Blogger Becomes Celebrity Exposing Corruption

hackingbear writes "The New York Times reports the story of a Chinese blogger named Zhu Ruifeng who has become an overnight celebrity in China. He posted a secretly recorded video of an 18-year-old woman having sex with a 57-year-old official from the southwestern municipality of Chongqing. The official, along with 10 others, lost their jobs and are now under investigation. Mr. Zhu says ordinary citizens have come to rely on the Internet for retribution, even if it often amounts to mob justice. 'We used to say that when you have a problem, go to the police,' he said. 'Now we say when you have a problem, go to the netizens.' He has become a litmus test of how committed China's new leaders are in their battle against corruption — and whether they can tolerate populist crusaders like Mr. Zhu."

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Re:you won't ever hear what happens

[cayenne8]

Still, I'm not understanding why the official got axed.

I mean, a 57 year old man getting it on with a sweet, young 18 year old chick is NOT character assassination, hell, I would thing the rest of the party leads would be high fiving him!!!

:)

You know...the old "pictures or it didn't happen" meme.