Leadership Struggle means a Key Leader and His Empire in Freefall as China Press Crackdown Builds

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Communist paper urges unity after China scandal

China’s top Communist Party newspaper on Thursday urged the country to unite behind the ruling party, as it seeks to minimise the fallout from the high-profile purge of top leader Bo Xilai. A front-page commentary in the People’s Daily — mouthpiece of the party — urged Chinese people to “fully understand”.

China deletes 210,000 online posts over ‘rumours’

China has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 posts since mid-March in a crackdown on online “rumours”, state media said Thursday, as a major political scandal rocked the country. The announcement on the official Xinhua news agency came as Chinese authorities ramped up efforts to control.