Global Times Editor Opines on Government Tolerance of Criticism (Again)
On February 14, 2016, Hu Xijin (胡锡进), Editor-In-Chief of the state sponsored Global Times, posted the following from an iPhone 6 Plus to his Sina Weibo account : China still needs more open channels for airing views, and should encourage and tolerate constructive criticism, and should have a certain accommodation for non-constructive criticism. Allowing more airing of views will result in certain problems, but it will bring with it even more benefits. The history of modern China proves there is an intimate and inseparable relationship between tolerating the airing of views and the vitality of society, and the State is entirely capable of addressing the problems that it brings about. One hopes that government agencies and officials and all levels and all places will be able to make their own contributions to achieving a broader airing of views. 中国还是应多放开言路,鼓励、宽容建设性批评,对非建设性批评也应有一定承受力。言路宽松会导致一些问题,但它带来的好处更多些。新中国的历史证明,言路 宽松与社会活力的关系密不可分,而对于它导致的问题,国家的应对能力是宽裕的。希望政府各部门、各级和各地官员都能为实现言路更宽做出自己贡