(Clearwisdom.net) In June this year, some reporters went to Xushui County, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province to conduct interviews regarding the land assigned for economic housing used for luxury houses. When the reporters tried to interview Lu Jun, the vice director of the Zhengzhou City Planning Bureau, the first thing that Lu Jun said was a question to the reporters, "Are you going to speak for the Party or the people?" This question has spread widely in China since then.
The straightforward manner of the official illustrates the genuine thinking of Chinese Communist Party members and the reality in China. Speaking for the Party or speaking for the people, these two cannot co-exist: protecting the interest of the Party is at the price of the people's rights; protecting the people's rights is contradictory to the Party's interest. In Lu Jun's question to the reporters, one can sense Lu Jun's disdain for the CCP-controlled reporters, and moreover, his stance.
This is not an isolated case in China. Another incident involving the question "Are you a Party member?" has been popular lately on Internet websites as well. On November 4, an investigation report, The Veterinary Office Faces Complaints of Overcharging and Poor Services, was published in a newspaper in Zhengzhou City. Questioning the expenditure of 12 million yuan that the Office had charged dog owners in the city, the reporter tried to interview the office head Wang Ping and demanded accounting records. However, Wang Ping told the reporter to raise his questions to the Bureau of Finance.
Through the general office of the Zhengzhou City Bureau of Finance, the reporter got in touch with Wang Guanqi, the director of the City Development Division, Department of Extra-Budgetary Funds Management of the Bureau. Similarly, the first thing that Wang Guanqi said was a question to the reporter, "Are you a Party member?" Then he said, "If you want to know the accounting details of the money, you need to get the permission of our Party Committee and the spokesperson! It is against the rules that the general office refers you to me!" Again, the simple sentence, "Are you a Party Member" has spread widely. One can find the report and related comments through Google and the reprints and quotes are over ninety entries. Comments from the public include, "So the information of the Veterinary Office is only open to Party members ..." and "reporter's rights are protected by the law, but the power of the Party Committee and the spokesperson is higher than the law?!"
The words of the officials vividly depicts the reality of the government in China that the majority of government officials are pursuing personal power, profit, and the recognition of their superiors, rather than considering people's rights. Due to the corrupt government, Party members can do almost anything they want without worrying about public criticism. The above incidents are not coincidental; they are examples of the CCP's systematic corruption and its nature of violence and deceiving the people. The interests of the CCP and of the people cannot co-exist. As long as the CCP is in power, China can never exercise true freedom of press and speech.
The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party is the first book that systematically analyzes the nature of the Chinese Communist Party in depth. Since its publication, more than 63 million people have withdrawn from the party and its affiliates. Chinese people have spoken for themselves with the action of quitting the Party and have chosen not to be on the Party's side. The time will soon come when you ask any Chinese, "Are you a Party (Youth League, or Young Pioneers) member?" and the answer is, "I quit long ago."
November 7, 2009
Category: Perspective
