WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Commentary by Hank F. MIller Jr.
China imposed a widespread ban on coverage of last month\’s high-speed
train crash,forcing newspapers across the country to scrap pages of stories,Hong Kong newspapers reported Sunday. The Sundy Morning Post said that Chinese propaganda authorities issued a censorship order late Friday,banning all coverage of the crash\”except positive news or information released by the authorities.\”The ban came after state media published rare criticism of the government over its responce to the July 23 crash,which killed at least 40,injured almost 200 and called into question the fast expansion of China\’s high-speed rail network.
This post was imported from a legacy archive. Please excuse any formatting inconsistencies.