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...been drawn into a bigger one. In an essay called "Why Have I Worn a Bulletproof Vest for Six Years?" he accused fellow officials in Lianjiang of corruption. The article appeared on a website run by the Party's flagship People's Daily and became a must-read among knowledgeable Chinese?even though it was wiped off the Internet within 24 hours and Chinese media were barred from covering the case. The misconduct Huang alleges is almost banal?he says local officials deprived residents of their homes and manipulated land prices. What makes the case sensational is the rare dragon...
...After serving in the People's Liberation Army, he rose to become head of the finance commission in Fuzhou. While helping lead an investigation into illegal pig slaughterhouses, he received death threats and his own deputy was beaten to death in an orange grove. The city issued him a bulletproof vest that he wore proudly around his office. The investigation led to jail terms for five prominent Party officials. On the day Huang reported for duty at Lianjiang in January 2002, a hundred residents stopped him to say the government had torn down their homes and rescinded promises of compensation...
...called an emergency meeting and declared that Huang had made "serious mistakes," according to an official rebuttal posted on the city's website. The next day, Fuzhou investigators drove to meet Huang. At day's end, they declared that he had deceived the public by saying he wore a bulletproof vest; everyone they'd talked to, the Fuzhou officials' response said, denied seeing him wear it. A day later, Huang was accused of a "serious violation of organizational discipline." His essay, said the rebuttal, would be "used by hostile forces in the West, in Taiwan and among dissidents to make...
...border, where a gaudy monstrosity has replaced the modest Cape-Cod house that used to serve as the checkpoint for travelers headed north into Canada. I pass under the stainless steel bridge and glance into the reflection-coated windows, and wonder if the security guards behind the bulletproof glass will pick me out as a threatening figure and detain me for further questioning. Since 9-11, nothing is as straightforward for travelers. Even in rural Vermont, the very architecture of the patrol station is there to tell Americans that constant vigilance is the only way to prevent another tragedy...
...morning, a deal was struck for members of the rescue service to remove some corpses from the gym. Dressed in red-and blue-striped coveralls, with the initials of the search-and-rescue service prominently displayed on their backs, six officers approached the entrance. The men weren't wearing bulletproof vests or carrying guns as they arrived in front of the school to pick up the bodies at 1:05 p.m. That's when two great explosions ripped the air and the final battle began. The security forces appeared unprepared for the chaos, implying that the government had not abandoned...