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HUIZHOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese bloggers trying to expose corruption say they are coming under increasing physical and verbal attack over their reports, in what anti-graft activists describe as another blow to efforts to make Chinese officials more accountable.
At least six self-styled whistleblowers have been assaulted or harassed in recent months, according to media reports, Internet postings and several of the bloggers who spoke to Reuters.
Two unidentified men stabbed blogger Li Jianxin in the face and splashed acid on his back on July 8. Li, now blind in his right eye, remains in hospital in the southern city of Huizhou.
The attacks coincide with a government crackdown on activists demanding officials disclose their wealth, underscoring the limits of an anti-corruption push by President Xi Jinping.
Xi, who became president in March, has called for action against graft, warning, as many Chinese leaders have before him, that the problem could threaten the ruling Communist Party's survival.
"If President Xi Jinping is serious about fighting graft, then he should ensure that these individuals are protected from such intimidation and persecution," said Maya Wang, a researcher at Human Rights Watch.
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Xi has said the "supervision of the people" is needed to fight corruption.
Indeed, Li said he and other whistleblowers were encouraged when they heard officials discuss "public opinion-based oversight" of power during China's annual parliament session in March. Li said he thought that meant the government wanted the Internet to be a tool to weed out corruption.
"It was like a boost to the heart," Li, 45, told Reuters from his hospital bed where he awaits three more operations in addition to the three he has undergone.
"It signified that the nation's leaders attach importance and support our anti-corruption efforts on the Internet."
Li, who runs a small restaurant, began posting accusations of official misconduct, illegal land grabs and nepotism in the city of Huizhou in Guangdong province just over a year ago.
In March, someone tossed a brick through his daughter's bedroom window. Li was not cowed.
"If they have the guts, they should take a gun and shoot me dead," Li wrote in an online forum after that incident.
Li does not know who attacked him last month and police have not made any arrests. He vowed to continue his online reports.
The postings contain few documents to support his accusations and none of Li's dozens of exposes have led to investigations. Much of his information comes from informants, Li said, adding he had never been sued for slander.
Huizhou officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
INTERNET IS FORUM FOR WHISTLEBLOWING
While whistleblowing mostly occurs inside organisations in Western countries, in China it plays out on the Internet, a barometer of public opinion for the country's middle-class and where people can reach a wide audience.
There are some three dozen Chinese whistleblowers who regularly post reports online under their own names about alleged corruption and misconduct, according to Reuters estimates based on the number of microblogs as well as media reports.
In January, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, the party's anti-corruption authority, said it welcomed public participation in fighting corruption if people used their real names on the Internet.
"Any real-name whistleblowing report will be prioritised and will be given a timely response", Cui Shaopeng, the commission's spokesman, told a news conference at the time.
Authorities have investigated some online accusations since then and jailed several low-level officials.
The commission has a page on its website for tips from citizens, although it is unclear how many it has gotten recently. Between 2008 to 2012, the commission said it received 301,000 whistleblowing reports online. Officials at the commission, contacted by Reuters, declined to comment.
Still, Beijing remains wary of giving people too much latitude and does not give legal protection to whistleblowers.
Indeed, Zhu Ruifeng, one of China's most prominent whistleblowers, discovered last month the authorities had deleted his four microblog accounts. One was reactivated recently after a public outcry.
Zhu, who runs a whistleblowing website called "People Supervision Net" in Beijing, does not know who closed the accounts but reckons it was because of his recent postings on a government official who had spent lavishly on his mistress.
While he believed the party's discipline commission was sincere in fighting corruption, other government departments did not always like what he did.
"Sometimes I'll arouse the attention of the discipline commission. (The authorities) have a love-hate relationship with me," he said.
Last year, Zhu released a video of Lei Zhengfu, a district party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing, having sex with his much younger mistress.
Communist Party officials are banned from having mistresses, and the video came to symbolise to many the excesses of the ruling elite. Lei was sentenced in June to 13 years jail for bribery.
Zhu said he had never been assaulted but had received threats through microblog messages and emails.
"TRUTH CANNOT BE HIDDEN FOR LONG"
In the northeastern city of Dalian, microblogger Bi Meina has accused an official there of misconduct. She posted the claims on her microblog but did not provide any documentation.
Since May, Bi said she has been followed and received calls and text messages from anonymous users, who have hurled insults.
"The distress is definitely there,&quo
Bi said by email. "I have thought of giving up ... and moving my family abroad."
In Maoming, another Guangdong city, an official called Zhu Guoyu has sought to expose local corruption with his online reports.
Nine officials had been convicted as a result of his postings, said Zhu Guoyu, the secretary-general of the Maoming People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and head of the international liaison office in the city.
His bosses don't like what he does.
"They try to keep me busy so I don't have time to whistleblow," he said.
Last September, men in two cars chased him. In 2011, he was stabbed by unknown assailants but survived.
Despite the threats faced by bloggers and whistleblowers, the tide would turn in their favour, Zhu Guoyu said.
"There are so many people watching, I believe paper can't wrap up a fire," he said, referring to a Chinese saying that means the truth cannot be hidden for too long.
Bi said by email. "I have thought of giving up ... and moving my family abroad."
In Maoming, another Guangdong city, an official called Zhu Guoyu has sought to expose local corruption with his online reports.
Nine officials had been convicted as a result of his postings, said Zhu Guoyu, the secretary-general of the Maoming People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and head of the international liaison office in the city.
His bosses don't like what he does.
"They try to keep me busy so I don't have time to whistleblow," he said.
Last September, men in two cars chased him. In 2011, he was stabbed by unknown assailants but survived.
Despite the threats faced by bloggers and whistleblowers, the tide would turn in their favour, Zhu Guoyu said.
"There are so many people watching, I believe paper can't wrap up a fire," he said, referring to a Chinese saying that means the truth cannot be hidden for too long.
@ Well said Mr Liu! If more Chinese Nationals think like you on how China should be governed, China will be a much better place for the 1.3 billion People.
Getting democracy is only a first step, what follows are setting up watch-groups and agencies in all levels of a policy execution to ensure no one violate the rules and laws. Without good watch-groups, whoever sits in Xi Jinping's position will just be as corrupted as he is. When the very top leader is corrupted, all his staff will follow suit.
You have to be very careful when spreading democracy in China after reading the harassment of China's whistle-blowers above.
@ eiji, Can you explain what is Law and Rule in CCP China? Who interpret the laws and who decides convictions? It's CCP silly kid!!!
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The reason of why these whistleblowers are being harassed is because of fear. The CCP fears that these whistleblowers will revealed all of the CCP's long time corruptions to the people. These whistleblowers are the ones who give warning signal to the CCP to cut off the corruption. And the CCP officials don't want the people to know the truth of CCP corruptions. Whistleblowers will revealed all the CCP's corruption one by one. And the CCP is scared if the corruptions are revealed by the whistleblowers.
That is why CCP is harrassing those whistleblowers, because the CCP knows very well that these whilstleblowers are the ones who will punish the CCP. Whistleblowers will punish the CCP for its own created corruption, because whistleblowers are critical. The CCP harrassing those whistleblowers in order to cover up CCP's own denials and lies regarding its crimes and corruption. The CCP keeps deny its own wrongdoings and crimes by harrassing the people who are critical with the CCP, including those whistleblowers.
That is the real prove that one party state system can only creates unhealthy power struggle and rampant corruption.
In the democratic countries, those whistleblowers are the ones who help the country to curb off the corruptors. In every democratic countries, whistleblowers are the ones who make sure that no one is against the laws and regulations. Whistleblowers in the democratic countries are encouraged, because whistleblowers can give guidance to the citizens and the government on how to do things right.
If China smart enough to chase away the CCP and creates the system which is similar to Taiwan and US. I am sure that unhealthy power struggle and rampant corruption could be reduced more effectively.
Here are the following qualifications to tackle down the rampant corruptions and unhealthy power struggle:
1. China must have 3 power structures to balance up the power such as Administrative (the government), Legislative ( the law and policy makers) , and Jurisdiction (courts and judges) to balance up the power system in China and balance up the goverment's job. Meaning that these 3 governmental bodies will work together on managing the country.
But these 3 governmental bodies must also be given the equal rights, meaning that none of these 3 bodies will overpowering the other. And the government should not have the power over the legislation and jurisdiction.
2. Opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will be the supervisor or watcher of the government. Meaning that opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will supervise and give advice or suggestions to the government on how to work on everything.
These opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will make sure that the government will do the right things and avoid the same mistakes.
3. In order to avoid the failures of India or Philippines and following the success of US, Hongkong, Singapore, Taiwan, and European countries. Independent agencies and watch groups need to be installed as the policy execution to supervise and to make sure that nobody is acting against the rule and law.
When the independent agencies and watch groups are installed, then the crime rates and law abuse rates will be solved effectively.
4. To solve China's corruptions, good independent anti corruption agency outside of police and government administration have to be set up as in Hong Kong and Singapore. These anti corruption agencies will finally investigate big corruptor such as Jiang, Xi, Hu, Bo, and Wen. Other corruptors will also be investigated alongside with the big ones.
Independent anti corruption agency outside of police can finally solve the corruption more effectively.
But the qualifications that I mentioned above must be installed in every cities, every villages, every districts, every prefectures, etc. to make the qualifications work better. Meaning that the qualifications must be diversified and divided more specifically until the remote areas.
When there is people power like in Taiwan and South Korea, I am sure that the qualifications above I mentioned can be started much smoothly.
The reason of why these whistleblowers are being harassed is because of fear. The CCP fears that these whistleblowers will revealed all of the CCP's long time corruptions to the people. These whistleblowers are the ones who give warning signal to the CCP to cut off the corruption. And the CCP officials don't want the people to know the truth of CCP corruptions. Whistleblowers will revealed all the CCP's corruption one by one. And the CCP is scared if the corruptions are revealed by the whistleblowers.
That is why CCP is harrassing those whistleblowers, because the CCP knows very well that these whilstleblowers are the ones who will punish the CCP. Whistleblowers will punish the CCP for its own created corruption, because whistleblowers are critical. The CCP harrassing those whistleblowers in order to cover up CCP's own denials and lies regarding its crimes and corruption. The CCP keeps deny its own wrongdoings and crimes by harrassing the people who are critical with the CCP, including those whistleblowers.
That is the real prove that one party state system can only creates unhealthy power struggle and rampant corruption.
In the democratic countries, those whistleblowers are the ones who help the country to curb off the corruptors. In every democratic countries, whistleblowers are the ones who make sure that no one is against the laws and regulations. Whistleblowers in the democratic countries are encouraged, because whistleblowers can give guidance to the citizens and the government on how to do things right.
If China smart enough to chase away the CCP and creates the system which is similar to Taiwan and US. I am sure that unhealthy power struggle and rampant corruption could be reduced more effectively.
Here are the following qualifications to tackle down the rampant corruptions and unhealthy power struggle:
1. China must have 3 power structures to balance up the power such as Administrative (the government), Legislative ( the law and policy makers) , and Jurisdiction (courts and judges) to balance up the power system in China and balance up the goverment's job. Meaning that these 3 governmental bodies will work together on managing the country.
But these 3 governmental bodies must also be given the equal rights, meaning that none of these 3 bodies will overpowering the other. And the government should not have the power over the legislation and jurisdiction.
2. Opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will be the supervisor or watcher of the government. Meaning that opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will supervise and give advice or suggestions to the government on how to work on everything.
These opposition parties, free press, non-profit governmental bodies, etc. will make sure that the government will do the right things and avoid the same mistakes.
3. In order to avoid the failures of India or Philippines and following the success of US, Hongkong, Singapore, Taiwan, and European countries. Independent agencies and watch groups need to be installed as the policy execution to supervise and to make sure that nobody is acting against the rule and law.
When the independent agencies and watch groups are installed, then the crime rates and law abuse rates will be solved effectively.
4. To solve China's corruptions, good independent anti corruption agency outside of police and government administration have to be set up as in Hong Kong and Singapore. These anti corruption agencies will finally investigate big corruptor such as Jiang, Xi, Hu, Bo, and Wen. Other corruptors will also be investigated alongside with the big ones.
Independent anti corruption agency outside of police can finally solve the corruption more effectively.
But the qualifications that I mentioned above must be installed in every cities, every villages, every districts, every prefectures, etc. to make the qualifications work better. Meaning that the qualifications must be diversified and divided more specifically until the remote areas.
When there is people power like in Taiwan and South Korea, I am sure that the qualifications above I mentioned can be started much smoothly.
Ikea Mattress VS Standard Mattress?
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If I ordered a bedroom set from ikea, does most of there bed frames work with a standard box-spring and mattress or does itt have to be from ikea too
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It depends, Check the dimensions for the model that you bought (it should be on their website.) Some are made for the European market so they need to have the IKEA mattresses but others are made to US standard sizes and fit them fine. IKEA sells both Euro and US size mattresses nowadays. I have owned several IKEA bed frames in queen size. Two of them fit the Euro sized bedding and 3 of them fit standard US bedding. The bed I use now is an IKEA queen wooden canopy bed and fits a standard Beautyrest queen perfectly. The differences are only a few inches. If the bed is more a platform style with no footboard you can usually use either size. But if it has to fit down into the frame you may have problems using the US sizes.
Also, independent local mattress companies in most cities make there own mattresses. It is usually not all that much more money to have them custom make the size you need. I have done that to get mattresses to fit 100 year old family antique beds (which are smaller than modern beds).
It depends, Check the dimensions for the model that you bought (it should be on their website.) Some are made for the European market so they need to have the IKEA mattresses but others are made to US standard sizes and fit them fine. IKEA sells both Euro and US size mattresses nowadays. I have owned several IKEA bed frames in queen size. Two of them fit the Euro sized bedding and 3 of them fit standard US bedding. The bed I use now is an IKEA queen wooden canopy bed and fits a standard Beautyrest queen perfectly. The differences are only a few inches. If the bed is more a platform style with no footboard you can usually use either size. But if it has to fit down into the frame you may have problems using the US sizes.
Also, independent local mattress companies in most cities make there own mattresses. It is usually not all that much more money to have them custom make the size you need. I have done that to get mattresses to fit 100 year old family antique beds (which are smaller than modern beds).
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