Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tighter Chinese Censorship Laws Criticised

Via The Telegraph.co.uk.

New Chinese curbs on the dissemination of foreign news have been denounced as a backwards step as the country gears up for the 2008 Olympics.

The official Xinhua news agency announced rules two days ago requiring foreign media to seek its approval with immediate effect to distribute news, pictures and graphics within China.

The new rules empower Xinhua to censor reports distributed in China by foriegn media and to delete forbidden content.

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