In 2012,the number of influential social public opinion events grew by leaps and bounds,with increased attention and decreased intensity.Local governments,private enterprises and state ministries of public opinion were the three major involved bodies;enterprise and finance,violation of laws and regulations,improper deeds and speeches were the major types of public opinion events;Beijing and Guangdong ranked higher on incidence of public opinion,and national and inter-provincial events became outstanding;events in the industries of public management and social organization,manufacturing,and education became more frequent;the dissemination of public opinion became more efficient,while the fading-off of public opinion was more rapid,and exposure rate of new media was higher;internet media became more and more influential and significant among Chinese citizens;fighting against corruption via microblogging and safeguarding rights concerning environmental issues drew great attention;"internet governance"carried more weight in front of government agencies;the public became more daring to touch the"difficult points","weak points"and"sensitive points"of political issues;construction of political platform and the capacity of responding was gradually improved. <<