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My Visit to the Southern Weekend Strike, Guangzhou

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January 7th 2013
I had free time today and read about the journalists on strike at China Southern. The journalists request that new minister of censorship step down and offer a public apology. That's the real story. Former investigative journalist Tao Zhen has become captain hush, working as new propaganda chief and increasing censorship of Guangzhou's usually more liberal press. [url=http://www.scmp.com/n ... read more

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