Last but not least: Chat with China's head of government
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chatted online with citizens on Saturday; among other things, they wanted to know how much alcohol he could handle. He also commented on the shoe-throwing incident targeting him at the University of Cambridge, which had initially been downplayed in China.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited the China Wide Web (the World Wide Web minus the sites censored by China) on Saturday and chatted with citizens who bombarded him with thousands of questions, according to a report by the official news agency Xinhua. The Chinese wanted to know how much the head of government earned, how many hours he slept per day and how much alcohol he could tolerate.
However, Wen failed to respond to these questions and preferred to answer questions about the economic crisis, healthcare reform and the fight against corruption. Wen also commented on the German student who had thrown a shoe at him at Cambridge University. After Bush, he was the second prominent target of the somewhat dubious Iraqi tribute.
"I acted very calmly," said the head of government. "The first thing I thought of was national dignity, people's dignity and maintaining the friendship between Britain and China," he wrote. "I had to finish the lecture without disruption. This is my personal style." With his chat on the government website www.gov.cn, the Prime Minister followed Chinese President Hu Jintao, who had already communicated with citizens via the internet in June.
However, Wen failed to respond to these questions and preferred to answer questions about the economic crisis, healthcare reform and the fight against corruption. Wen also commented on the German student who had thrown a shoe at him at Cambridge University. After Bush, he was the second prominent target of the somewhat dubious Iraqi tribute.
"I acted very calmly," said the head of government. "The first thing I thought of was national dignity, people's dignity and maintaining the friendship between Britain and China," he wrote. "I had to finish the lecture without disruption. This is my personal style." With his chat on the government website www.gov.cn, the Prime Minister followed Chinese President Hu Jintao, who had already communicated with citizens via the internet in June.
