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Melinda Liu
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Apr 11, 2008 12:21 PM
As the title of the Olympic torch relay, “the Journey of
Harmony” now somewhat ironically reminds us, one of China’s prime aims
for the Olympic Games was to show the world an image of a modern,
harmonious communist society. President Hu Jintao has adopted as his
mantra the development of a "harmonious society". And o ver the past
few years, the authorities have put a new emphasis on social welfare,
after years of breakneck growth left many struggling to keep up with an
increasingly expensive society. Perhaps the highest profile victim of
this change of emphasis is Chen Liangyu, Shanghai’s former Communist
Party boss, who, has just been sentenced to 18 years on corruption
charges. Duncan Hewitt writes from Shanghai:
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