(In a rare public display of concern about discontent,) China's Wen asks people to speak up

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English

Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, has been quoted by the state media as urging citizens to voice their criticisms of the government and speak out about injustice during a visit to the country's highest petition bureau, where people are allowed to file complaints against officials.

Wen met farmers and workers condemning land grabs and unpaid wages among other complaints at the State Bureau for Letters and Calls in Beijing, official media reported on Wednesday, in a rare public show of worry about discontent with the government.

"Please don't hold anything back, and give me the facts," Wen told the people, according to a report on the central government's website.

"Our government is a government of the people, and our power is granted by the people."

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/01/201112642958995261.html

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Maybe what's happening in North Africa is unnerving the Chinese leadership?

[knowbody0]

1. "they" say the earth's axis has shifted

[snagglepuss]

2. All the Chinese govt wants to do is to locate potential troublemakers.

:mad:

[Shining Jack]

3. +1

That was the first thing that popped in my mind.

[littlewolf]

5. me too .... "shoot these first"

[Nay]

4. That's how Mao found out who to throw in the re-education camps--

wasn't the program called "Let 10,000 Flowers Bloom"?