Tea Leaf Nation

The month-long online campaign to oust Shaanxi safety chief Yang Dacai (杨达才) has finally succeeded. On September 21, Yang, nicknamed by netizens as “Watch Brother” (表哥) for his affinity for expensive time-pieces, was removed from his position because of severe “disciplinary violations” (严重违纪问题). Further investigation is being carried out by Shaanxi’s Commission for Discipline Inspection [...]