Saturday, 7 March 2015

Documentary highlighting China's smog crisis censored on mainland websites

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The Chinese government's apparent distaste for a popular new documentary that spotlights China's air quality woes has resulted in the film's removal from major mainland video websites


Despite initial praise from the country's environment minister and coverage in state-run media, authorities later suppressed the buzz surrounding Under the Dome, which attracted 100 million online views when it debuted last weekend, according to multiple reports


On Monday, China's propaganda officials reportedly asked news publications to stop covering the film. And an official gag order for Chinese media was issued on Tuesday, according to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post Read more...


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