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China's Google Syndrome

Libby Liu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Libby Liu

So successful is China's model of internet censorship that other authoritarian governments strive to emulate it. And Google's move brings attention to this reality.

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Put Article 19 into Action in Asia

Libby Liu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Libby Liu

Obama called for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet and Twitter in China. Ironically, China's state-run People's Daily online censored these very comments from its translation.

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Huang Qi, Chinese Critic Of Earthquake Responses, Jailed For 3 years

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed...

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China Legal Center Shut Down; Licenses Revoked

AP | AUDRA ANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — A legal research center in Beijing was shut down Friday and the licenses of more than 50 lawyers – many known for their politica...

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China Opens Tibet To Foreign Reporters With Staged Presentation

AP | GREG BAKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LHASA, China — The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet's often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last ...

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China Gay Pride Week Squelched By State

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police warned two Shanghai venues against hosting events, even as a state-run daily hailed the festival as a "showcase" of progress....

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China Censors Parts Of Obama's Speech

AP | ANITA CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — China censored its translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, removing references to communism and dissent, and quic...

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