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Weekly Readings
With Operation Fox Hunt and now Operation Sky Net, Xi Jinping and Wang Qishan's anti-corruption campaign has gone global. The campaigns aim to bring home dozens of fugitives, especially from Australia, Canada, and the United States. The challenge, however, for Western countries is how to differentiate the legitimately corrupt from those targeted for political or profit-seeking reasons. Though Chinese analysts suggest human rights should be separated from anti-corruption, the problems of Chinese criminal procedure and the internal party shuanggui system make it difficult for Western governments to cooperate. As the anti-corruption campaign continues, this issue is likely to find itself at the forefront China's foreign relations.
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 Weibo Watch
What's hot on Weibo today? At Discover Weibo (d.weibo.com) you can catch up on the news of the day by checking out the mobile-optimized page "Focus Today." The stories are heavy on entertainment and news of weird. But not everyone is entertained: search for the feature on Baidu and it suggests such popular searches as "get rid of Focus Today" and "block Focus Today."
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俗语 in Xi Jinping's Speeches
唾手可得
tuò shǒu kě dé
Meaning: to be easy to obtain (literally to obtain by just spitting into one's hands)
In the closing of his speech at Bo'ao, Xi jinping exhorted the audience to strive for peace and create a common destiny in Asia. He used this 成语in its negative form, that is, 期望的成果不会唾手可得.
Original: 人类和平与发展的事业是崇高的事业，也是充满挑战的事业。前进的道路不会一帆风顺，期望的成果不会唾手可得。不管征程多么曲折、多么漫长，胜利总是属于那些永不放弃、百折不挠、携手前行的人们。我相信，只要我们大家认准目标、锲而不舍，就一定能携手迈向命运共同体、开创亚洲新未来！
And sorry for the generic picture...try as we might, we could not find a picture of someone spitting in their hand...weird, huh?
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 Documentary of the Week
This week's documentaries are two post-NPC press conferences by Premier Li Keqiang and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. Both press conferences are in Chinese and English. Whether your interests are China's domestic or foreign policy issues, either press event offers an opportunity to listen to two of China's most well-spoken leaders hold forth on a variety of topics, including China's future and U.S.-China relations.
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