Beijing Tightens Controls On Foreign Media Amid Protests
Charleston Gazette › March 08, 2011
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BEIJING - China's capital further tightened restrictions on reporting by foreign journalists on Sunday, the latest sign of the government's determination to prevent the formation of a Middle East- style protest movement.
The requirement to obtain government permission before any newsgathering in the city center is the latest sign of official jitters sparked by Internet calls for popular protests each Sunday similar to those that have toppled authoritarian leaders in Egypt and Tunisia and continue to roil North Africa and the Middle East.See the full content of this document
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Beijing Tightens Controls On Foreign Media Amid Protests
Despite three decades of economic liberalization and the withdrawal of Communist control over many parts of China's increasingly prosperous and diverse society, the one-...
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