Media Outlets In China

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carried translations of major policy speeches by foreign officials, dropping sections on human rights from the translation.
Although there is strong control of political content, there is considerably less control of economic, cultural and other news. Journalists are freer to cover those subjects as they please. There is strong self-censorship, however, when writing about anything that may carry political overtones, including the overall economic state of the country. Taboo subjects include criticism of the CCP or its leaders, Taiwan, Tibet, human rights abuses, and other sensitive issues. Corruption in business is not a forbidden topic and is covered widely, especially if reported on an individual "case-by-case" basis; however, reporting on corruption that can be viewed as attacking "the system" overall is not allowed. Despite the continued expansion of the Internet in the country, the government continues efforts to monitor and control content on the Internet. Many web sites, including politically sensitive sites and foreign news sites, have been shut down or blocked by the authorities. Government Internet censorship intimidates many web cont...