Commentators need to be independent
<p><span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Dianqing">Dianqing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 11, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span>.</p><p><span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span>.</p><p><span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="aligning">aligning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="nugget">nugget</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murky">murky</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> "<span word="five">five</span>" <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="most">most</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="spheres">spheres</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cherish">cherish</span> - <span word="independence">independence</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="untainted">untainted</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>.</p>
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