From the chinese press

Right way to clear public doubt

A recent photograph of a girl holding two luxurious handbags has sparked heated online debates, because the girl, You Yixi, is the daughter of the deputy magistrate of Jinping county in Guizhou province. The public is scrutinizing such photographs and news closely because it suspects that some officials' incomes are disproportionate to the salaries they earn, says an article in Beijing News. Excerpts:

The Jinping deputy magistrate's daughter has made public her purchase record from an online shop, which shows the two bags are counterfeits and cost less than 100 yuan ($15.63). The response of the girl (and her father) has cleared people's doubts. Any attempt to hide the truth could have angered the public further and raised a bigger storm.