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Source: Xinhua |
September 14, 2010, Tuesday
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ON a new web message board, a netizen writes that he wants to invite Chinese President Hu Jintao for hotpot, because he thinks the president works too hard.
Another wants to send Premier Wen Jiabao a new pair of shoes and a new scarf, having noticed that Wen is always wearing the same pair of sneakers and same scarf in news footage.
Their messages are posted on no ordinary online message board, but on "Go Directly to Zhongnanhai," launched last week by the People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Through the website, people have a new and direct way of reaching the top leaders in Zhongnanhai in central Beijing, which used to be an imperial garden and is now a walled compound for the Chinese leadership.
Visitors to the site can leave messages for all nine members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, including Hu and Wen, as well as to the important departments under the CPC Central Committee.
Although no replies have been posted - at least none has been made public on the message board - netizens have left nearly 50,000 messages, with nearly 20,000 for Hu and about 12,000 for Wen.
The messages to Hu and Wen are in two general categories: notes hoping the two leaders stay healthy and policy advice on issues such as housing prices, health care and food safety.
"TV news footage shows that you are always on the go across the country. Your face looks more tanned and your body thinner. You have even more gray hair. We are immensely grateful for what you do and wish you good health and longevity," said one message left for Wen.
A message for Hu says: "I hope you can give some attention to the skyrocketing housing prices in second or third tier cities. My anxiety over it is beyond words."
Others hope the government further promotes equality in education, continues to be tough on corruption, protects the environment and narrows the widening income gap.
One college student complained about his school cafeteria's food and another was curious about whether the premier likes rock music.
Another wants to send Premier Wen Jiabao a new pair of shoes and a new scarf, having noticed that Wen is always wearing the same pair of sneakers and same scarf in news footage.
Their messages are posted on no ordinary online message board, but on "Go Directly to Zhongnanhai," launched last week by the People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Through the website, people have a new and direct way of reaching the top leaders in Zhongnanhai in central Beijing, which used to be an imperial garden and is now a walled compound for the Chinese leadership.
Visitors to the site can leave messages for all nine members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, including Hu and Wen, as well as to the important departments under the CPC Central Committee.
Although no replies have been posted - at least none has been made public on the message board - netizens have left nearly 50,000 messages, with nearly 20,000 for Hu and about 12,000 for Wen.
The messages to Hu and Wen are in two general categories: notes hoping the two leaders stay healthy and policy advice on issues such as housing prices, health care and food safety.
"TV news footage shows that you are always on the go across the country. Your face looks more tanned and your body thinner. You have even more gray hair. We are immensely grateful for what you do and wish you good health and longevity," said one message left for Wen.
A message for Hu says: "I hope you can give some attention to the skyrocketing housing prices in second or third tier cities. My anxiety over it is beyond words."
Others hope the government further promotes equality in education, continues to be tough on corruption, protects the environment and narrows the widening income gap.
One college student complained about his school cafeteria's food and another was curious about whether the premier likes rock music.
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