<![CDATA[Corruption With Chinese Characteristics]]>In an exhaustively researched exposé published yesterday evening, David Barboza revealed that family members of outgoing Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao have capitalized on his influence to the tune of $2.7 billion. Richard Burger reflects on what this means for Wen's "Grandpa Wen" image:

Wen has always been seen as "the good CCP leader." As if by magic, he was always on the scene as tragedies struck, be they earthquakes or floods or winter storms in Guangzhou at Chinese New Year time or high-speed rail crashes. ... He was, ironically, a crusader against corruption and he was always positioned as the one who had "the people’s interests" at heart. This story delivers a crushing blow to such a carefully crafted image.

Rachel Lu rounds up the social media reactions from within China:

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