China: plans to allow local papers to print foreign press halted
Chinese officials have retracted plans to allow local newspapers to print foreign papers on a contract basis. The decision is a response to fears that the influence of the foreign media may cause revolts similar to the 'colour revolutions' responsible for collapse of other authoritarian regimes, such as those in Georgia and the Ukraine, to occur in China.
Chinese authorities believe the international media played a significant role in the 'colour revolutions'.
The revolutions are seen as a "phenomenon to rival the 1989 collapse of communism in Europe" and a threat to the Chinese communist regime's survival.
The People’s Daily, China's second most popular daily, recently criticized the US media for shaking the “ideological mindsets and cultural foundations” of other countries by exporting US-style values of “freedom and democracy”.
The suspension of plans to allow foreign papers to be printed in China means that the the status quo will remain with regards to the availability of foreign papers. Foreign papers are flown in from Hong Kong, and are available in hotels and airports and to approved subscribers; a relatively limited distribution.
Sources: AsiaMedia, FinancialTimes.com
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