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Chinese Online Reaction to New York Times Pulitzer Becomes Case Study in Censorship

This article also appears on The Atlantic, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. David Barboza, the New York TimesĀ correspondent and Shanghai bureau chief, won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for exposing the wealth amassed by the extended family of former premier Wen Jiabao. The report, which tackles head-on the politically sensitive topic of [...]

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Mainland Chinese Web Users React to Hong Kong’s Message in a (Baby) Bottle

Launched in February, an emergency two-can limit on exports of baby milk formula was made permanent Hong Kong law last Friday. TheĀ South China Morning Post reported that by Saturday last week, customs officials in Hong Kong arrested 26 Hong Kong residents and 19 Mainland Chinese for attempting to smuggle baby milk powder across the border [...]

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