Battling the Censors; Press Freedom  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8818 (Jan. 2013), page 29-30.
Topik: Political Parties; Censorship; Freedom of the Press; Politics; Newspapers; Constitutions

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At the end of December, China's newly appointed Communist Party chief, Xi Jinping, told his colleagues to "respond positively" to the public's "strong cries and eager expectations" for reform. He had no idea just how strong those cries were about to become. By a busy road in the southern city of Guangzhou, protesters this week called for freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Rarely since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 have such demands been aired so openly. Mr Xi has faced a tough challenge. The protests in the heart of the capital of Guangdong province began on January 7th, after allegations appeared on the internet that Guangdong's party censors had watered down a new-year message that was due to appear in Southern Weekend, a popular and outspoken newspaper that is based in Guangzhou but has a nationwide readership. As drafted, the message called on the party to uphold the freedoms guaranteed by China's constitution. Implementing this, it said, was the only way of enabling citizens to "speak out loudly in criticism of government power". The revised version dropped all mention of political demands.

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