WEN AND BO

BO XILAI FACTION PLANTS INFO IN NEW YORK TIMES, SAYS NEWS WEBSITE

Stephen Gregory

The Epoch Times, October 27, 2012

A lengthy expose by the New York Times detailing the wealth of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s family appears to be based on information planted by the faction disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai belongs to, according to an analysis published by a Chinese news website.

On Oct. 25 the New York Times published a 4,700-word report that describes the incredible wealth amassed by members of Premier Wen Jiabao’s family—said to total US$2.7 billion—and how Wen’s family members traded on his name and influence to make the deals that made that fortune.

The article touched a nerve in Beijing, as the NY Times website was immediately blocked in China. On Friday in Beijing, according to Voice of America, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei condemned the New York Times article as having an agenda, telling reporters that it was meant to “smear China” and had “ulterior motives.”

The NY Times spokesperson, Eileen Murphy, responded to the criticism by saying that the paper refused to compromise its journalistic standards and would not adjust its reporting “based on the demands of the Chinese government,” according to VOA’s report.

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