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Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS * State TV mocked for censoring Michelangelo statue * Regulators announce new restrictions on online video * Bloggers’ debate in park ends with scuffle * Mainland activists missing after run-in with fake HK reporter * Zimbabwe state TV to air Chinese news programs
HIGHLIGHTS * Bloomberg news site blocked after Xi Jinping article * Netizen wins suit over labor camp stint for mocking Bo Xilai * Microblogs spread word of protests, police violence in Shifang * Hong Kong reporter briefly held for question to Hu Jintao * Indian navy files stolen by China-based hackers
HIGHLIGHTS * False data hide severity of China’s economic troubles * Forced abortion stirs netizen outcry, husband missing after interview * Netizen sues after Bo Xilai joke costs him year in labor camp * Hong Kong editor’s performance fuels broader press freedom concerns * U.S. Congress considers Chinese media visa caps
HIGHLIGHTS * Media payoffs pave way for Chinese IPOs, report finds * Apple’s digital assistant flunks tests on taboo topics * Huawei and ZTE face bribery verdict in Algeria, inquiry by U.S. * Beijing to fund Hollywood film featuring Chinese superhero * Harvard study reveals censors’ focus on ‘collective action’
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * Internet censors cast wide net on 1989 massacre anniversary * Google informs Chinese users of blocked search terms * China Telecom breached by hackers * Rare petition to free Falun Gong practitioner draws harassment, arrest * Hong Kong media offer extensive coverage of Tiananmen anniversary
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * Censors allow greater discussion of Great Leap Forward * State TV host’s xenophobic remarks draw backlash * Microblog service unveils point-based self-censorship system * In United States, Chen Guangcheng embraces open media * ‘Men in Black 3’ censored, China tycoon buys U.S. theater chain
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * State media fuel nationalism in China-Philippines standoff * In online letter, party veterans urge sacking of security, propaganda officials * Chinese state-owned paper to launch African edition * Chinese blogger makes cross-strait comparisons after Taiwan visit * Perry Link, Freedom House blog warn against assumptions of regime stability
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * State media criticize U.S. role in Chen Guangcheng case * Al-Jazeera reporter expelled, foreign journalists obstructed * Propaganda official to head liberal media group * Trading in People’s Daily Online shares halted after price surge * Dismissing privacy risks, Evernote plans China data center
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * People’s Daily leads loyalty campaign after Bo Xilai ouster * Despite censorship, social media play critical role in Chen Guangcheng affair * Sina reports risks of real-name registration failure * China-Philippines naval standoff prompts hacker war * Freedom House releases Freedom of the Press 2012
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China HIGHLIGHTS * State media parsed for signs of further party purges * CCTV host off air after microblog post on tainted yogurt * Communist Party paper’s website listed on Shanghai exchange * China’s propaganda chief on international tour * SEC probing Hollywood’s China deals for possible bribery
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