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1. News - China Insider - AUSTRALIA

   Kevin Rudd's Weibo post about phone call with Xi Jinping goes viral

   Posted Jul 10th 2013, 12:27pm by Ernest Kao

   ... in the office, I spoke with President Xi Jinping over the phone. We chatted in Putonghua for half-an-hour," Rudd said. Rudd, who speaks fluent Putonghua and has a degree in the language, said he had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1279455/kevin-rudds-weibo-post-about-phone-call-xi-jinping-goes-viral
2. Comment - Blogs - CORRUPTION

   Revealed: emerging trends behind China's anti-corruption drive

   Posted Jan 30th 2013, 06:59pm by Ernest Kao

   ... Since Xi Jinping took the reins as the party chief last year, he has made several pledges to fight corruption  in China. Those who don't make the cut, he has stressed, will be purged . The epic Bo Xilai saga aside, “violations of party discipline” (a fancier name for graft) have so far revolved around many of the same offences, namely embezzlement, bribery, nepotism and abuse ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1139426/revealed-emerging-trends-behind-chinas-anti-corruption-drive
3. Comment - Blogs - MILITARY

   Xi Jinping's PLA booze ban gives troops a kick

   Posted Jan 28th 2013, 06:23pm by Ernest Kao

   ... this is happening because they’re giving up the drink – at least according to a report in the People’s Daily newspaper on Sunday. Since taking the reigns of the Central Military Commission in November, Xi Jinping has been tweaking the country’s military protocol and part of his new “ten provisions” for the CMC – which includes cutting out fancy receptions and big dinner banquets – is banning ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1137976/xis-pla-booze-ban-gives-troops-kick
4. News - China - ARCHITECTURE

   'Giant cigarettes' in Shaanxi county draw ridicule from fuming netizens

   Posted Nov 29th 2012, 11:25am by Ernest Kao

   ... Ernest Kao Zhouzhi county, Xian, in central China’s Shaanxi province, is more famous for its kiwi fruit exports than it is for good architecture, let alone landscaping. Nevertheless, it was the subject of mass ridicule when photos of the county’s newly de ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1093703/giant-cigarettes-shaanxi-county-draw-ridicule-fuming-netizens
5. Comment - Blogs

   Building the 'Chinese dream'

   Posted Mar 25th 2013, 04:53pm by Ernest Kao

   ... of president's Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream". The world was all ears when Xi first announced the idea of his “Chinese dream”. The dream, he said, was to achieve “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” by the time the Communist Party of China hits its centenary. As vague as Xi’s “dream” might be, it has led to mass public speculation, expectation and has even become the butt ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1199485/building-chinese-dream
6. Comment - Blogs - CORRUPTION

   Former railways chief Liu Zhijun urges daughter to 'stay out of politics'

   Posted Jun 25th 2013, 05:07pm by Ernest Kao

   ... and most sensational graft cases in years and is also the first high-profile corruption case since Xi Jinping became president in March.   ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1268691/former-railways-chief-liu-zhijun-urges-daughter-stay-out-politics
7. Sport - China - SOCCER

   Chinese Football Association apologises for humiliating 5-1 defeat

   Posted Jun 25th 2013, 10:54am by Ernest Kao

   ... China's national team to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a noted wish of Chinese President Xi Jinping. But under the 59-year-old Spaniard’s reign, the national team were knocked out early in World ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/1268523/chinese-football-association-apologises-humiliating-5-1-defeat
8. News - China - CORRUPTION

   Chinese ministry restricts official meals to canteens in austerity measure

   Posted May 06th 2013, 01:57pm by Ernest Kao

   ... were to be confined to government canteens, the report said. Other ministries and agencies have been introducing similar measures since President Xi Jinping vowed to clamp down on corruption ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1231367/chinese-ministry-restricts-official-meals-canteens-austerity-measure
9. News - China - GUANGDONG

   Guangdong school dean caught with 'fake' police licence plates

   Posted May 01st 2013, 12:05pm by Ernest Kao

   ... emblazoned with a pass for officials, the report said. The news comes as restrictions on using military licence plates on luxury cars came into effect on Wednesday, under a call from President Xi Jinping that the military be more disciplined to improve its image. On Tuesday, the armed police were notified of the suspected fake plates, and when a squad was sent to investigate, Jie had ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1227398/guangdong-school-dean-caught-fake-police-licence-plates
10. News - China - SOCIETY

    Vehicles bearing military plates spotted after ban

    Posted May 02nd 2013, 11:12am by Ernest Kao

    ... and avoid road tolls, among some other privileges. The licence plates are typically red or black text on white background, compared to white text on blue background for civilians. President Xi Jinping has urged the military to be more disciplined and to clean up its public image. In a recent editorial, the  People’s Liberation Army Daily  -  the PLA's own mouthpiece - said ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1228220/vehicles-bearing-military-plates-spotted-after-ban

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