Is this site the Chinese equivalent of Wikileaks: http://www.703804.com
Yes, says NPR in today's "Morning Edition." But the owner denies the accolade:
The founder of a Chinese whistleblowing website has refuted claims that his site is China’s answer to WikiLeaks, and has insisted it runs with local government approval.
Ye Zhe, who set up the Wenzhou-based www.703804.com (slang for chit-chat in the local dialect) in 2003, rejects his site being labelled as the ‘Chinese version of WikiLeaks’, saying that the two sites couldn’t have more different goals.
"The fundamental value of the 703 website is totally different from that of WikiLeaks. We just provide a platform for the public to discuss issues freely, and we do not aim to disclose secret government documents," Ye told China’s Global Times.
The site, which has already led to the dismissal of at least five officials, is said to be so influential that many Wenzhou city officials with guilty consciences trawl the site each day for career-ending allegations against them.
Read more: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/1/12/whistleblower-looks-shake-wikileaks-label/#ixzz1C9clesK3
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