China's Wen: corruption could threaten power structure
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinas-wen-corruption-could-threaten-power-structure-132958081.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EO1kh5pHZkxa.01A41Bp5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-03-26T134749Z_1_CBRE82P12BS00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-NPC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech after the closing ceremony of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing" align="left" title="China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech after the closing ceremony of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - China could face a threat to its power structure unless it stamps out rampant corruption among officials, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Monday. The latest statement from Wen, who has long pushed to eradicate corruption, underscores broader worry that, left unchecked, the problem could hurt the legitimacy of one-party rule. "Wen Jiabao stressed that the greatest danger facing the ruling party is corruption," Wen was quoted as telling the State Council, or cabinet, in comments reported on the government website. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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