China: Government pushes for media restrictions, fines

Posted by Maddie Hanna on June 26, 2006 at 3:37 PM

The Chinese government wants to reinforce restrictions on press freedom, trying to push a law through Chinese parliament that fines media who report on epidemics, industrial accidents or natural disasters, 24heures reported Monday. The government is responsible for the dissemination of this type of information, according to the proposed law. It is unclear whether or not foreign media would be affected.

Source: 24heures (in French)

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