MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
He warned that the party was "confronted with growing pains", and that the "incompetence" of some members and their "being divorced from the people" had created problems for the country.
"Corruption will cost the party the support and trust of the people," said Mr Hu, who is due to step down as party leader next year.
"We must not turn our power into an instrument for making personal gain for a handful of individuals. It is more urgent than ever for the party to impose discipline on its members."
The party has been waging a campaign against corruption for years, with senior officials among those to have been executed for corrupt practices.
Recently China's central bank estimated that more than $120bn (£74bn) had been stolen by employees of state-owned firms since the mid-1990s.
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Say what you will about China but one thing is for certain, you would never hear anything like this from anyone in Washington.
You sure as hell won't here it from Obama.
by cmaukonen on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 12:01pm