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RSF launches new on Chinese press freedom

Reporters Without Borders is maintaining a steady drumbeat on the press freedoms issues in China as the 2008 Olympics approach.

Remember that Beijing promised to allow more press freedom as the Olympics near. To show their commitment to their word, the Chinese governemnt last week jailed a reporter to four years after he revealed corruption in the local Communist Party operation.

Read the RSF report on China and press freedom leading up to the Olympics.

Some interesting graphics have come out of the campaign to highlight China's disrespect for press freedom.

Bottom line: The Chinese government has not lived up to its promises of press freedom.

Published Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:49 PM by DanKubiske
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