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Freedom House’s biweekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China.HIGHLIGHTS * Key bloggers barred from social media after ‘sensitive’ remarks * Investigative report describes illegal web-deletion business * Short-lived ‘fan club’ blog belies Xi’s call for public critique of party * Report traces U.S. cyberattacks to Shanghai military unit * Taiwan regulator rejects cable merger, proposes antimonopoly rules
Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS * Politburo aims to curb profligacy, fawning coverage of top officials * New propaganda chief drops from public view * Nobel winner Mo Yan defends censorship, reporters reach Liu Xia * TV station suspended over vulgar row on game show * Tibetans held for mobile-phone Dalai Lama images
HIGHLIGHTS * Media silence sparks rumors on Xi Jinping’s absence * Regulator issues more rules on TV content * Opponents protest Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing education plan * Canadian reporter claims Xinhua used him for spying * ‘National Review’ explores academic self-censorship on China
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