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China: Should journalists be tried for bribery?

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

David Bandurski from China Media Project looked into into the trial of Fu Hua, a journalist, who was charged with bribery for accepting 5,000 yuan in exchange for a list of sources for a story about construction problems at an airport in Jilin Province. As David Bandurski pointed out the case has significant implications for press freedom in China.