China to Control Reports of Foreign News Agencies

afa writes "According to Xinhuanet.com, Xinhua News Agency on Sunday promulgated a set of measures to regulate the release of news and information in China by foreign news agencies. From the article: 'Where a foreign news agency violates the Measures in one of the following manners, Xinhua News Agency shall give it a warning, demand rectification within a prescribed time limit, suspend its release of specified content, suspend or cancel its qualifications of a foreign news agency for releasing news and information in China, on the merits of each case.'"

Comments

Re:well then..

[Anonymous Coward]

Free speech is still illegal in many states, including mine. The only exception is the state press, which raises money for the schools ($8 Mill so far) instead of a state tax. On top of that, free speech can't even be put into the same category as gambling.

Re:Had enough yet?

[advocate_one]

and this is different in the USA???

Re:Well now

[schon]

you say that you support the right of the people to choose their government but how can that be possible if the truth about a government and it's actions are being actively censored by said government?

Are you talking about China or the US here?

Re:Well now

[vertinox]

The Chinese government should firghten any thinking person.

To be fair, so should the US Government.

A democracy that does not have an educated, interested, and non-apathetic, and self thinking populace that votes (or in our case chooses to not vote) is just as good as a benevolent dictorship... Or maybe less so so it is highly ineffficient.

Not that I'm advocating englightened despotism, but our votes are pretty much bought and sold by lobbyists, corporations, and self-interest groups.

Voting almost has the same effect as writing on a peice of paper and throwing it into a furnance. (well Diebold non-withstanding)

Sure we can harp on China and their bad policies all day long, but in truth when our government and corporations spin our media we might as well be listening to the People's Daily and not throwing the bastards out just because we all well do to finacially. You know... Term limits and less lobbying.