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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Online Scandal Underscores Chinese Distrust of Charities - NYTimes.com
Online Scandal Underscores Chinese Distrust of Charities - NYTimes.com: "None of it was outrageous by the standards of China’s nouveau riche. What ignited a firestorm was the fact that the woman, Guo Meimei, 20, appeared to hold a senior position at the Red Cross Society of China, a government organization that is the country’s largest charity. Under the name “Guo Meimei Baby,” she had boasted on her microblog that her title was “commercial general manager” at the Red Cross, a claim that had apparently been verified by Sina, the Internet company hosting the microblog."
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