http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-blocks-new-york-times-web-site-after-report-on-leaders-wealth/2012/10/25/a94707a8-1f02-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html
BEIJING — An explosive story about the massive wealth accumulated by the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao prompted the Chinese government to block the Web site of the New York Times early Friday morning, just days before a sensitive, once-in-a- decade transition of power from Wen and others to a new generation of leaders.
The article says that assets controlled by Wen’s family are worth at least $2.7 billion, a shocking figure even in a country where government corruption is rampant and popular resentment against the elite has increased in recent years.
BEIJING — An explosive story about the massive wealth accumulated by the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao prompted the Chinese government to block the Web site of the New York Times early Friday morning, just days before a sensitive, once-in-a- decade transition of power from Wen and others to a new generation of leaders.
The article says that assets controlled by Wen’s family are worth at least $2.7 billion, a shocking figure even in a country where government corruption is rampant and popular resentment against the elite has increased in recent years.