SocialPipeline 12/30/2010 (p.m.)

• China to crack down on lavish public-funded fetes - Yahoo! News

  • Along with vast improvements in quality of life for most Chinese, China's booming economic growth has led to an ever-larger gap between rich and poor and a surge in corruption that brings unwanted public criticism. The Communist leadership sees any public discontent as a threat to government stability.

  • Lavish official tours to Las Vegas and other places cost taxpayers about 400 billion yuan ($58 billion) every year, according to state broadcaster CCTV. On one such trip two years ago, officials spent taxpayers' money on a $700-a-night Las Vegas hotel and visits to a San Francisco sex show.

• Amway - Amway is sending 13,000 of its top Chinese sellers to Southern California - Los Angeles Times

  • Last year a total of 277,000 Chinese visitors spent $402 million in the state.

• 请问：你认出几位中南海保镖？ - img.ly

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