Protestors gather outside paper in Chinese censorship dispute

A row over censorship at a Chinese newspaper has turned into a political challenge for the country’s new leadership after a series of protests.

Protestors gather outside paper in Chinese censorship dispute

A row over censorship at a Chinese newspaper has turned into a political challenge for the country’s new leadership after a series of protests.

The action was in support of the Southern Weekly in its confrontation with a top censor after it was forced to change a New Year’s editorial calling for political reform into a tribute praising the ruling Communist Party.

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