China police put streets stories online
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-06-16 14:05
Crime stories, personal anecdotes and action snaps have propelled "China's
first police blog" firmly into the mainstream, state media reported on Friday.
The blog, posted by police in China's northern Hebei province, has generated
860,000 hits and leapt into the top 500 most popular blogs on major Chinese web
portal, sina.com.cn, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper said.
"Apart from Jackie Chan movies, we also have our own police stories, and
they're absolutely real!" the paper quoted Su Zhengjun, a police official from
Hebei's Public Security Bureau, as saying.
Featuring a blue homepage with a golden police insignia, the site has links
marked "police action", "police perspective" and images of police training in
khaki combat gear and acting in war movies.
The story of Zhang Li, a young police woman named ambassador of the police
department, drew a chorus of approval from web surfers -- particularly male
ones.
"How fortunate criminals will be to be caught by such a beautiful girl...
That would be worth a few years in prison," said one commentator.
|
