media - The most dangerous woman in China


Danwei is on top of things again as he points to a beaming portrait in the Economist of Hu Shuli, the chief editor of Caijing, one of the most feared economic magazines in China, with (soon weekly) disclosures Chinese companies rather would not see.
The Economist rigthfully asks also some tough questions for this still not-so independent medium: "A degree of self-censorship may be the only pragmatic way to operate in China today. But it does raise questions about how deep Caijing's independence goes. Perhaps Caijing is being tolerated—or even used—by the authorities as a safety valve: criticising certain scandals and corruption cases that the public is already aware of, and angry about, but letting the really big fish off the hook and the most sensitive issues go unreported. If so—and Ms Hu denies it—Caijing may be contributing to the maintenance of a system it says it is trying to change."