"Chinese Activists Test New Leader and Are Crushed"
The article is about a group about 20 activists that gathered at an isolated guesthouse on the outskirts of Beijing. The group saw an opening for a movement to fight injustice and official corruption. They began work on a plan to expand the New Citizens Movement, an ambitious campaign for transparency. Fourteen months after they started this plan, about 20 people associated with the group were detained. Since Xi Jinping assumed control, the Communist Party has used the state news media to denounce perceived threats, and tried to rid the Internet of politically unwelcome rumors and opinion. He is stopping the activist groups in Beijing.
I think that his control over China is too harsh. He is not allowing people to express their opinions, or voice their ideas about how the government should be ran. Many people thought that things would get better under Xi Jinping's rule, but now the rules are more strict. Many of the activists are being detained for voicing their opinions because he does not want anyone corrupting his government.
This article relates to politics because it is discussing the effects of a new ruler in China in 2012. It talks about how citizens are unhappy with the way their country is being run. It also mentions different rules and regulations that are being put in place by Xi Jinping.
Author: Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley
Date of Article: January 15, 2014
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I think that his control over China is too harsh. He is not allowing people to express their opinions, or voice their ideas about how the government should be ran. Many people thought that things would get better under Xi Jinping's rule, but now the rules are more strict. Many of the activists are being detained for voicing their opinions because he does not want anyone corrupting his government.
This article relates to politics because it is discussing the effects of a new ruler in China in 2012. It talks about how citizens are unhappy with the way their country is being run. It also mentions different rules and regulations that are being put in place by Xi Jinping.
Author: Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley
Date of Article: January 15, 2014
Click here to read this article