I wish it were really hard to find news about China that ruffles people’s feathers. And I find it increasingly more sobering that I will be over there in a little over six months, touring factories and meeting with business leaders…

From today’s New York Times: “China Suppresses news of Violent Crackdown on Demonstration”

“One week after the police violently suppressed a demonstration against the construction of a power plant in China, leaving as many as 20 people dead, an overwhelming majority of the Chinese public still knows nothing of the event.

“In the wake of the biggest use of armed force against civilians since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989, Chinese officials have used a variety of techniques to prevent news of the deaths from spreading - like barring reports in most newspapers outside the immediate region and banning place names and other keywords associated with the event from major Internet search engines, like Google.”

TAGS: China | Democracy | Violence | Freedom | Capitalism

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