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Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China.HIGHLIGHTS * Mum press sheds little light on Chongqing party intrigue * Foreign TV series curtailed, banned from prime time * Party commissars set up shop inside microblog firms * Chinese American online activist abducted, beaten in China * China-based Nortel hacking, digital thievery risks reported
A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of ChinaHIGHLIGHTS * Media pressure forces state concessions on air quality * Twitter unveils location-based censorship, netizens react * Google thrives in China despite search engine pullout * Hacking of Canadian law firms traced to China * U.S. paper examines Taiwan’s pro-China media owner
A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS * Ai Weiwei given 15 days to pay millions in 'taxes' * Filming of U.S. comedy in Chen Guangcheng's village sparks outcry * Authorities shutter Mongolian websites after herder's death * China's Huawei aids phone-tracking technology in Iran * Some strings attached to Confucius Institute funds
HIGHLIGHTS * Foreign journalists attacked near activist's home * Top leaders order tighter internet controls * Mysterious call for protests in China spurs censorship, arrests * U.S. embassy's online outreach interrupted * 'Golden Shield' project nearly complete, says Xinhua