"局长日记"撩动中国
China Riveted By Sordid Diary
A diary allegedly written by a local tobacco official filled with details of his sexual trysts, bribe collecting and drunken meals is riveting China with salacious revelations of government corruption.
It's unclear if the posting really represents the writings of Han Feng, who worked in the tobacco monopoly bureau in southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
But state media quoted officials appearing to confirm the accuracy of the diary's accounts and said that Han was suspended from his job pending investigation. The controversial diary was still available on China's tightly controlled Internet, despite the seamy revelations.
Communist officials often cite corruption as one of the greatest threats to social stability and their continued ability to rule and there are frequent high-profile crackdowns.
The spectacular account comes just as the government is trying to focus attention on the annual two-week meeting of the National People's Congress, when some 4,000 delegates descend onto Beijing for the largely rubber stamp legislative session. Official propaganda goes into overdrive projecting an image of a democratic-minded, corruption-fighting, transparent government.
That image was undercut by the alleged diaries, which include unusually frank and graphic descriptions of routine bribe-taking and affairs with subordinates, who are identified by their real names. Some newspaper accounts claim the diary was posted by the revenge-seeking husband of one of Han's lovers. It's unclear how the husband got the diary.
Under the date and weather conditions, the diary entries were terse and to the point. On Dec 29, 2007, Han wrote: '2007 has been a good year. Work is going smoothly. Income is as high as 200,000 yuan Womanizing is on the right track. It's been a lucky year with women. I need to pay attention to my health with so many sex partners.'
Indeed.
“局长日记”撩动中国
一份据称是广西某烟草局官员所写的日记正在引发中国人的极大兴趣，日记中充满了他偷情、受贿和醉酒的细节，让人看到了中国政府官员腐败行为的猥亵一面。
目前尚不清楚被人发布到网上的这份日记是否真为广西壮族自治区烟草专卖局官员韩峰所写。
但从国有媒体所引政府官员的话看，他们似乎证实了日记所记内容的准确性。这些媒体还说，韩峰已停职接受调查。尽管这份引发广泛争议的日记披露了很多丑陋面，但在中国控制严密的互联网上仍可以找到。
共产党官员经常将腐败称为对社会稳定和共产党持续执政能力的最大威胁之一，中国经常大张旗鼓地报导一些反腐行动。
这份令人瞠目的日记曝光之际，正值中国政府努力把各界的注意力集中到为期两周的全国人大和政协年度会议上。每年约 4,000名代表都来北京出席这一大体上只具橡皮图章作用的立法会议。官方宣传机器这时会加足马力运转，力图塑造一个作风民主、坚决反腐、行事透明的政府形像。
但这一形像却受到了上述日记的损害，日记以异乎寻常的坦白言辞细致描述了韩峰日常收受贿赂的行为以及他与女下属的风流韵事，日记提到这些女下属时都用了真名。一些报纸称，这份日记是韩峰一名情人的丈夫为寻求报复而张贴到网上的。不清楚这位丈夫如何得到了这份日记。
在注明日期和天气状况后，韩峰的每篇日记简洁扼要、直入主题。他在日期标注为2007年12月29日那天的日记中写道：2007年一直不错。我工作更顺手了。收入高达20万元。玩女人上，终于玩了。今年真是交了桃花运。女人多了就是要注意身体。
此话不假。
