Li Datong (李大同, born 1952) was the Managing Editor of Freezing Point, a section of China Youth Daily.[1] He now[when?] writes for openDemocracy, which is based in London.[2] (wikipedia)
Apparently, we wrote too many investigative stories that exposed official corruption. The Party didn't like it.
I saw the letter Tuesday morning and I was really touched. I feel that the voice of these people really represents the true opinion of the general public and inner party personnel ... I hope their letter will result in the improvement of work practices at the Propaganda Department.
This is a ridiculous decision! The soul of Bing Dian has been extinguished. Only a shell is left. If the staff decides to protest, no one will do the job. It will be an empty paper on March 1.
I'm very angry. We'll be going through regular channels to appeal.
My appeal has just arrived at the disciplinary commission, but they made their decision before my letter could be processed.
This is just an excuse. They had long prepared to punish Freezing Point, and this article just gave them a chance to attack.
