In exchange for pushing Google out of China, Baidu agreed to lift censorship on articles critical of the Hu Jintao—Wen Jiabao faction. Bo Xilai, the recently disgraced official, emphasized that articles targeting Xi Jinping, the next presumed Party leader, were particularly important. Here is Bo using the “Baidu Bat” to damage Xi’s reputation.
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