More on China's Flirtations with "Government Nudity" (Now Openly Socialist Gov.)

Center for Fiscal Accountability ^ | 4/16/10 | CFA

[Andrea19]

"China's regulations on open government information went into effect in May 2008 after they were passed a year earlier by the State Council, China's cabinet. Similar to the U.S.'s Freedom of Information Act but weaker, they were established to comply with World Trade Organization transparency requirements as well as to help the central government uncover local corruption and increase Chinese companies' competitiveness, said Peking University law professor Shen Kui, a specialist in constitutional law."

Activists tried to make use of the regulations early on, but agencies are still reluctant to comply with information requests, and loopholes make it relatively easy for them to dodge such requests...

[Andrea19]

For years the Middle Kingdom answered no questions; now however, officials in China, are ready to provide answers to all the questions, they ask themselves...(Did you really think you would get to ask any?)