New Restrictions For Foreign Media

September 2006 | Risk Summary

China has unveiled new curbs on foreign media that require them to seek approval from the state news agency to distribute news, pictures and graphics domestically. The rules empower the agency to censor news distributed in China by foreign media, warning against reports that 'endanger national security,' fan ethnic hatred and racial discrimination, or promote cults and superstition. Violations can elicit warnings or a grace period to correct mistakes, while business licences for foreign news agencies can be revoked if they break the

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