北京大雨死多少，政府公信再遭疑

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(1) 北京大雨死多少，政府公信再遭疑. VOA Chinese, July 25, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120725/1446588.html
("北京市一位主要官员李士祥星期三告诉公众，将'适时公布因灾死亡和失踪人员的消息'")

Quote: "中国官方严格封锁有关北京'7.21'雨灾死亡人数的信息。新浪微博认证的搜狐CTO、搜狗CEO王小川的一篇博文被删除。这篇博文说，'今晚得知了北京大雨死亡的人数，震惊，10秒钟说不出话来了，超出我任何理性、感性、认知、想像。政府过两天会公布数据，我无胆说出来。就一场大雨，还是在首都。这个苦难的民族。'

(2)
(a) 北京正副市长辞职 换届既定程序？灾后引咎？ VOA Chinese, July 25, 2012.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120725/1444728.html
(b) 专家解读郭金龙辞职是按既定方针升迁. BBC Chinese, July 25, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... beijing_mayor.shtml
("在美国的中国政务评论员、《动向》杂志总编张伟国在接受BBC中文网的电话采访时认为，把郭金龙腾出市长位子去接市委书记位子理解成引咎辞职是过度解读，也代表了许多人的一厢情愿")

My comment: There is no need to read thE rest of the BBC report.

(3) 大雨冲走了北京面子工程的光采. VOA Chinese, July 25, 2012.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120724/1444342.html

(4) 中共只顾北戴河权斗引网民强烈不满. BBC Chinese, July 25, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/si ... aihe_politics.shtml
("目前在新浪微博上，郭金龙的名字和北戴河会议已成为'敏感词，' 被禁止搜索")

Note: The report cites

Edward Wong and Jonathan Mansfield, China's Communist Elders Take Backroom Intrigue to the Beach. New York Times, July 22, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/2 ... igue-beachside.html

Quote:

"Westerners began building up Beidaihe as a summer retreat in the late 19th century, as the Qing dynasty waned. When the People’s Liberation Army entered in 1948, the resort had 719 villas, according to China Daily

"Some political observers had expected that by now the party would have concluded the investigation into Mr. Bo and his wife, who is suspected of killing a British businessman. Several people with high-level party ties say that Mr. Bo, who is being held in secret and without charges, is fighting back against interrogators, and that party leaders are having a difficult time deciding how to resolve his case.

"In May [this year], more than 300 senior cadres were asked at a meeting to list the officials they thought should make the Politburo Standing Committee, where all the seats are in play except for the top two. * * * Such surveys are intended as reference points only * * * One member of the party elite said several people associated with Mr. Hu’s political base did not do well. Two insiders said one person who ranked high was Wang Qishan

"A contraction of the Standing Committee [from nine seats to 7] could also hurt those vying for seats who are not among the very top candidates, most notably Wang Yang

Note:
(a) The report said, "Beidaihe is a Chinese combination of the Jersey Shore and Martha's Vineyard, with a pinch of red fervor."

Jersey Shore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore
(Geographically, the term encompasses about 217 miles of the New Jersey coastal area)

Jersey Shore is for the mass, and Martha's Vinyard, for the rich and famous, including US presidents.
(b) rEGARDING The palaver in "the summer palaver."

(n; portuguese palavra word, speech, from Late Latin "parabola"  parable, speech)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parley