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Saturday 27 October 2012

China blocks New York Times website after article accusing Premier Wen Jiao Bao of amassing a fortune [His story of rags to riches is identical to Hun Sen's story of rags to riches]

In this Oct. 15, 2012 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, visits Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk , center, and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, right, to express condolence and sympathy for the death of Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk in Beijing, China.
In this Oct. 15, 2012 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, visits Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk , center, and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, right, to express condolence and sympathy for the death of Cambodian former King Norodom Sihanouk in Beijing, China. / Xinhua, Ju Peng | Associated Press file
Written by Associated Press
The Statesman Journal
26 October 2012

BEIJING — China blocked access to The New York Times website today after the paper published a lengthy article claiming the family of Premier Wen Jiabao has amassed assets worth $2.7 billion through a web of investments.
The report said most of Wen's family's wealth was accumulated after he rose to high office in 2002.
Chinese censors also blocked the Times' Chinese-language site that carried a translated version of the story.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a press briefing that the report "blackens China and has ulterior motives." He refused to elaborate despite several follow-up questions.
Times' spokeswoman Eileen Murphy says the paper hoped access to the sites could be restored shortly.
While Wen is expected to leave his post in the spring, the report is a blow to his reputation as a politician concerned with bettering the lives of ordinary Chinese.

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