Xu Zhiyong

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Attacks on the Press | China

Attacks on the Press: China Holds Fast to Information Control

Ai Weiwei speaks to journalists at his home in Beijing after the government held him incommunicado for nearly three months. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

Internet users posed ever-bigger challenges to Beijing's media controls, boosting debate on public safety and censorship. But ahead of a 2012 leadership transition, the Chinese Communist Party looks likely to fiercely suppress dissent. By Madeline Earp

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February 21, 2012 11:25 PM ET |
Tags: Ai Weiwei, Attacked, Blogger, Censored, Harassed, Imprisoned, Internet, Killed, Li Xiang, Ran Yunfei, Social Media, Weibo, Xu Zhiyong, Yang Hengjun
Alerts | China

In China, journalist sanctioned while activist disappears

New York, May 23, 2011--The recent sidelining of an outspoken journalist in Guangzhou and the disappearance on Friday of a Beijing lawyer and activist known for his blog writings are the latest signs of China's deteriorating press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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May 23, 2011 4:58 PM ET |
Tags: Ai Weiwei, China Media Project, Song Zhibiao, Southern Metropolis Daily, Xu Zhiyong

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