An open letter from Chinese Communist Party elders calling for an end to censorship is fueling speculation among China watchers of a possible showdown between reformers and conservatives over the country’s political future.
Signed by Li Rui, Mao Zedong’s former secretary and a known reformist, and 22 others, the letter offers unusually blunt criticism of Beijing’s efforts to stifle the free flow of information and comes as Party leaders gather in the capital for a major policy meeting later this week.
Read it all and amke sure to follow the link to the English translation of the full letter.
Economic connectivity eventually breeds political freedom. The McDonald’s Theorem all over again, again. This is the pay off from MFN status.
I’ll be impressed if they cease persecuting the house churches in China and allow their leaders to attend the global Evangelical Convention in Africa.