Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews A few days ago, the new Communist Party General Secretary, Xi Jinping, went down to Guangdong for a five-day inspection. Notably, his entire trip was disclosed in advance on a mysterious microblog by the name of "Learning from Xi Fans." Some scholars believe that this may be a carefully arranged action or publicity, with the General Office of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Central Committee as background. Foreign media observation also shows that the CCP's new leadership is trying to join microblogging and shape it according to his own purpose. A mysterious microblog, "learning from Xi fans," followed Xi Jinping to Guangdong, attracting people's attention. This micro blog, registered on November 21st, probably has more than 30,000 existing fans. A Washington Post (US newspaper) reporter, interviewed this microblog, which accurately released detailed information regarding Xi's tour, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other southern cities. It was also a few days sooner than reports from CCTV and the official Xinhua News Agency. Moreover, the learning from Xi Fans also posted photos of the early years of Xi Jinping and his family, and addressed Xi intimately as "Pingping," which is rarely seen in China. The creator of this blog refused to reveal his true identity. In an interview with the Washington Post, he said that he is just an ordinary citizen and has nothing to do with Xi Jinping's PR or media team. This microblog provides the content of Xi's inspection, which was quite similar to the reports from Xinhua News Agency, such as Xi Jinping's new style, his selecting a basic hotel suite, a simple outing and wearing no tie. Independent commentator, social problems researcher, Zhang Jian, who said, "What Xi Jinping has done does not mean there is reform in the CCP. For example, he no longer wears a tie, as if he is engaged in incognito travel, more civilian-like. These things are novelties in China among officials. The question is not whether Xi Jinping wears a tie; but whether on the political reform, he dares to remove the malignant tumor in the CCP system." The Washington Post article pointed out that the new CCP top leadership, including Xi Jinping, seems to have gained more Internet power than the previous term, and has a better understanding of the enormous power of the Internet. The new leadership is trying to join the microblogging word and molds it according to their goals. Zhang Jian: "If Xi Jinping's fan group is open, another fan group, democracy and freedom, can also be opened. When that happens, we will find far more space in the democracy and freedom group. They can talk about issues more directly and more social problems with in-depth discussions. Professor Zhang Shi-an, Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University, told the BBC in an interview, "The writing from 'Learning from Xi Fans' is quite professional; from the news technology and published information content, it looks like a skilled publicity operation." Zhang believes that the microblog probably comes from the staff of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee, or "Xinhua News Agency" reporters. Political commentator Wang Beiji believes people should disregard the background of the blogger, because, "allow a microblog to discuss the CCP leaders, after all, is a good thing." However, this action coming from only the technical aspect is far from meeting the needs of the Chinese people and the development of history. Wang Beiji, political commentator: "If Xi Jinping wants to cover up the contradictions of the CCP with such a superficial means in order to prolong the existence of the Party, it is meaningless. If he wants to guide the CCP to disintegration and China toward political liberalization, and moves China's history forward, he should do a little more and take a bigger step." Not long ago, "People's Daily's public opinion monitoring room" released the"2012 Sina microblogging government report," disclosing that at the end of October, 2012, the CCP Central Committee and ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Railways opened 20 official accounts, and local government agencies registered 60,000 accounts. At the end of August, 2012, deputy party secretary of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Deputy Attorney General Hu Zejun, requested during the Tenth National Forum of the Attorney-General, to attach great importance to the construction and use of the emerging media that use Internet to seize information and grab "publicizing heights." 《神韵》2011世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/

• published: 17 Dec 2012
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