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The article discusses how the Chinese government used the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to advance those it favors and suppress those which it dislikes. The Chinese media reportedly coined the term "Obama Concept Stock" to refer to Chinese companies engaged in new energy, environmental protection, and intelligent grid businesses. However, when President Barack Obama gave a speech about human rights, the Chinese media did not broadcast it nationally, as if it is suppressing the issue.

This article criticizes the Chinese government for its failure to make good of its promise to ease regulations on visiting journalists who cover the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It cites that Wang Wei, secretary general of the Beijing Olympic bid committee, as saying in 2001 that they will give the media complete freedom to report when they come to China. It was in December 2006 when the Chinese government issues a decree loosening restrictions for foreign media. However, foreign journalists are raising doubts about just how much freedom the government will actually allow them less than 100 days before the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games. INSET: Pro-Chinese protests target foreign media.

This article presents an interview with Cai Wu, minister of the Chinese Information Office of the State Council. The minister gives an overview of the development of the Chinese government's information release system. He says that the spokesperson system and press conferences are important means to promote the transparency of government and party affairs and to meet the people's demand for information.

Focuses on China's lack of interest in democracy and self-governance. Components of democracy that are in China; Several hopes for democracy in nationalist China besides capitalism; Influence of the press on Chinese democracy.

This article focuses on how China will cope with an invasion of 20,000 foreign journalists for the 2008 Olympics. China has a government-controlled domestic press and is known to be somewhat heavy-handed in dealing with foreign reporters who break its often ill-defined and ambiguous regulations. The Chinese government has added to the uncertainty by issuing new press regulations that require the international state-run Xinhua news agency to distribute information to Chinese consumers. These rules, which could allow Xinhua to censor news distributed within China, may have been aimed at media companies hoping for a share of the potentially lucrative Chinese market.

The article looks at politics and mass media in China, focusing on the efforts of the ruling Chinese Communist Party to modernize its propaganda by using social media and publishing news in a more lively and accessible style. Topics include the Chinese government's effort to prevent journalists from publishing undesirable exposés on issues such as corruption, and the state-owned newspapers "Paper" and "Shanghai Observer" are cited.

This article examines the role of the foreign media while covering events in China. The Chinese government is suspicious and occasionally hostile towards the media, even as the 2008 Beijing Olympics near. At least 10 foreign journalists working in China have been the target of death threats since March, according to Melinda Liu, a Newsweek journalist and president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of China. The author speculates on how China will react in the face of an estimated 20,000 foreign journalists coming to cover the Olympics, which begin on August 8, 2008.

This article reports on evidence that China may be loosening its restrictions on civil and political liberties. At the opening of the country's annual session of parliament on March 5, 2008, the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, suggested new ideas were needed. Wen also wants to see checks on government authority strengthened.

The article examines the state of the judiciary and free press in Hong Kong, China, after a decade of Chinese rule. The judiciary has shown surprising independence, with its Court of Final Appeal being overruled by the Chinese government on only a few occasions. The police force is known for integrity and good management. Independent journalists critical of China often face advertising boycotts from businesses eager to maintain good relations with the government.

The article presents an excerpt of a statement issued by Xinhua, the Chinese communist official news agency, accusing "Voice of America" of malisciouly distorting the facts about Xinhua's September 10, 2006, regulation, "Measures for Administering the Release of News and Information in China by Foreign News Agencies." Some comments from Chinese viewers at Xinhua on the released statement are presented.

The article discusses looser rules regarding the press in China. Foreign reporters will now be able to report from anywhere within the country without obtaining permission from local governments. The rules are in effect until after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The article comments on censorship that still occurs in Chinese media.

The article profiles Cai Wu, minister of the Information Office of the State Council of China. Cai was born in October 1949. He assumed the post of director of the Research Office of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in March 1995. He gives emphasis on the importance for officials at all levels to get rid of the fear of meeting journalists and calls for government-media interactions based on mutual respect and sincerity.

The article discusses on the drafted law submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress that would fine press personnel for reporting on emergencies without the approval of the government in China. According to Wang Yongqing, vice minister of the State Council's Legislative Affairs Office, explained that the government aimed to release information on sudden events in a uniform, accurate, and timely manner.

The article argues that China's human rights policy is an international matter. It emphasizes that no policies are entirely the isolated concerns of ruling governments when the international press gives substantial attention to them. It points out that there is hope in China's policy with its shift to the free market. It stresses the belief on the absolute free passage of information in whatever information.

Focuses on the controlled press and radio of the People's Republic of China. Repetition of the words "Stability!...Unity!"; Condition of the Marxist-Leninist autocracy; Millenia-old Chinese terror of chaos; Evils after the collapse of authority.

Discusses the Chinese government's means of press censorship through the use of the official New China News Agency and government-sponsored editors. Chinese journalists' calls for freedom of the press; Efforts of the `World Economic Herald' to bean independent newspaper under the leadership of editor Qin Benli.

The article focuses on a report published by the periodical "Xinhua" on January 21, 2014 regarding a notice issued by China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television that requires anyone who posts a video online to use their real name and identity.

The article reports on the finalization of a draft law penalizing any person or organization hindering the work of the media in reporting the news in Kunming, China. It notes that those who refuse and obstruct the news media supervision will be considered as violators of the law. It adds that the new law will mandate journalists to report the truth and facts only. However, the regulation does not outline the punishments and is not specific which could result to difficulty in enforcement.

The article presents information on the General Administration of Press and Publication's Guiding Opinion on Further Promoting the Reform of the News Publishing System that was issued in China on March 25, 2009. Article 12 states that consolidated restructuring of news publishing work units shall be promoted, while the nurturing of backbone enterprises and strategic investors in the publishing and media industry shall be accelerated.

The article reports on the move of the General Administration of Press and Publication, the national media regulating body in China, to separate all for-profit news media and publishing entities from the government institutions they are affiliated with. Reportedly, the government has planned to have six or seven internationally-recognized press and media companies with assets and sales of more than 10 billion yuan by the end of 2010.

The article reports on the plan of the General Administration of Press and Publication in China to establish a blacklist of journalists who break its reporting rules. According to the Administration's deputy director Li Dongdong, press cards would be take from those who violate the rules and they would be restricted from news reporting or editing work. He considers the measure as important to prevent fake reporting.

Information about the press conference held by the government of China in 2009 is presented. The conference had been attended by a visiting group of journalists from several countries. The topic being discussed during the event was the issue of sentencing of Tibetans in connection with the protests in Lhasa in March 2008.

The article reports on the loosening of restrictions for foreign press in China. It notes that the government is going to extend new rights of the press after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, particularly the reporters' freedom to travel. However, these privileges are exclusively for foreign journalists only and the Chinese government is going to continue its control on the spread of information in newspapers and on television.

The article reports on the government control of the mass media in China. The degree of press freedom that was permitted during the 2008 summer Olympic games held in Beijing has been rescinded for the domestic media. Foreign reporters will continue to enjoy an increased level of mobility but overall government controls remain in force. The inability of the domestic press to report on food safety issues in China is discussed

The article discusses the mistreatment of people who refuse to sell their property to developers in China. The case of a Chinese couple who refused to give up their home to development has spurred China's legislature to work on a new law which protects property rights. The Chinese press has questioned the government's right to cite poorly-defined public interests as a justification for taking homes from citizens.

The article focuses on the benefits China receives from its establishment of the spokesperson system. From 1983 to 2003, there had been major changes in the way news is disseminated. With the three-level news release system being established and a shift to being an important approach to communication among the government, the media and the public, the system has improved in China.

The article focuses on how Chinese journalist Shi Tao was arrested for sending a report to a New York-based prodemocracy Web site that discussed the government crack down on media coverage related to the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident. The author reviews how the arrest occurred after Yahoo! Inc. turned over information regarding Shi's e-mail. It is suggested that the move will not resulted in any financial implications for the company but result in legislation that prohibits companies such as Yahoo from disclosing private online content to foreign authorities.

Reports on the detention of the reporters of the Chinese magazine "Beijing's People" by the Chinese local police on September 13, 2005. Reason behind the detention of the reporters; Scandal involving officials of the Hebei Provincial government.

Reports on the suspension of the operations of "Henan Shangbao" by the Chinese government in September 2005. Reason behind the suspension of the publication; Scandal exposed by the newspaper which have had an impact on the Chinese society; Warning issued by the Chinese Communist Party on the reporting of journalist bribery scandals.

The article reports an environmental dispute in China that improved relations between government officials and mass media. In recent weeks, the normally docile media have been getting into a fury over plastic sheeting, and whether officials were right to lay it on the bed of an imperial lake. A small matter, maybe; but one that has had big ramifications, pitting bureaucracies against one another and resulting in rare concessions to advocates of open government. The plastic-sheeting project might well have gone unnoticed had it not been for a passing academic, who spotted it being laid on the often-dry lake bed at Yuanmingyuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace. In China, where public debate on government policy is normally suppressed, any opportunity to speak freely is seized upon: Beijing's newspapers, mainly the more competitive tabloids, leapt on the issue. The State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) sensed its chance. At the end of March it ordered a halt to the plastic project pending an environmental review. Last month SEPA went further, organising an unusually high-profile public hearing on a government-backed project, to which critics of the scheme were invited.

Hu Shuli is the editor of the twice-monthly (soon weekly) Caijing magazine--the name means finance and business. As the news flow has increased, so has the freedom of Chinese journalists to report it. Gradual deregulation of the media has allowed several feisty, relatively independent publications to spring up. Caijing is the best-known. Caijing combines investigative reporting with the sort of critical commentary that a decade ago would have landed its journalists in jail. The magazine has a circulation of 80,000 and 40 journalists crowded into a dingy office in Beijing, China. But Hu has the country's biggest editorial budget per journalist. In 1991, Hu wrote the first book in Chinese on the principles of American journalism. This, and powerful friends (she counts Wu Jinglian, China's top economist, among her mentors), have honed Hu's instincts when it comes to assessing whether Caijing's latest scoop will push the authorities too far.

Comments on the proposed training of government officials in China on how to face and respond to mass media with tact and efficiency such as holding interviews. Importance of how officials utilize mass media as a bridge that links government and the public; Issues on public relations and politics.

Reports on the plans of the Hong Kong government to curb media invasion of privacy. Plans to organize a press council to check media abuses; Implications of such regulations; Fears of public-interest groups of media manipulation by the government.

Reports on the decision of Beijing to cut funding for Hong Kong's three pro-China newspapers `Ta Kung Pao,' `Wen Wei Po,' and the `Hong Kong Commercial Daily.' Possible merging of the newspapers; Positions offered by the three newspapers to Lei Yuping, wife of Wang Fengchao who was appointed director of Xinhua's Hong Kong operation.