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"If the government only releases 'dogmatic' information and ignores negative opinions from the public, it will result in a communication imbalance and impair the credibility of government micro blogs."

Xie Wen, deputy director of the information office of the city government of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, said if government micro blogs want to make themselves more influential, they must not avoid exposing "negative information" and should do more to interact with the public and assist in addressing their problems.