A little bird tells us transparent governance is the new fad

In China people tweet on t.sina.com.cn and among the most avid tweeters is "Minister Wu". Yes, for real, he is a government official, but not quite ministerial ranking.

Still, a government official who openly tweets is a novelty here and naturally, Minister Wu - as he is affectionately referred to by fellow tweeters - has many fans and is one of the most read twitters across the land.

Minister Wu is the deputy director of the publicity department of Yunnan province. He openly supports government transparency and presses for monitoring of government behavior. I am not sure whether this has won him friends within government circles (probably not) but he has found support on the Internet.