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China: Earthquake gives Beijing a wobbly

Categories: East Asia, China, Freedom of Speech, Law, Media & Journalism

Jeremy Goldkorn from danwei describes the blogsphere discussion on Beijing earthquake, it also brings out the issue of the current draft bill which intends to make breaking news illegal: “Any law that hinders the process of sorting the facts from the rumors is a bad law. The law is a lost cause anyway. The information floodgates are already open. [1]