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China Focus – Chinese Editor’s Suicide Sparks Censorship Debate
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 1:52
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Last week, Xu Huaiqian, the editor of the Dadi (Earth) publication run by the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily, committed suicide. It's being reported that Xu had a history of depression, but his death has sparked debate on China's internet about press freedom and censorship. Before he died, he said in an interview that, “My pain is I dare to think, but I don't dare to speak; if I dare to speak, I don't dare to write, and if I dare to write, there is no place to publish.” Xu's death also came days after Burmese authorities lifted some of their draconian press censorship. Censorship in China works differently than censorship in Burma, but are Chinese authorities likely to loosen censorship at all? And why did Xu's death hit home for so many in China? In a country with millions of opinions but no free press, how can people find the truth?
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