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China: Deputy Director of Central Translation Bureau recommends democracy
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Hong Kong, China (Asia Times): Yu Keping, deputy director of the Central Translation Bureau, had already advocated political reforms. A member of a think-tank for the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao leadership, Yu, published an article in Beijing Daily, the official newspaper of Beijing municipal party committee, in October 2006, arguing that "democracy is a good thing" for China. Given that democracy has been seen as a hypersensitive topic among the Communist Party's protocol since 1989, his special relations with the top leaders, along with his high profile remarks, have attracted a lot of attention.
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