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Freedom of the press in China
Freedom of the press in China refers to the journalism standards and its freedom and censorship exercised by the government of China. The Constitution of the People's Republic of China guarantees "freedom of speech [and] of the press" which the government, in practice, routinely violates with total impunity, according to Reporters Without Borders.[1]
Authorities often label independent or investigative coverage as "fake news".[2] Since Xi Jinping became the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2012, various commentators, protesters, feminists, lawyers, journalists, and activists have been arrested, detained, jailed, and threatened for attempting to exercise press freedom.[3] The 2020 World Press Freedom Index states that China is trying to establish a “new world media order” and maintain a system of information hyper-control, which the report says had negative effects for the entire world during the coronavirus public health crisis.[4] As of 2023[update], Reporters Without Borders called China "the world's largest jailer of journalists."[1]
- ^ a b "China". Reporters Without Borders. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "China's pressure and propaganda - the reality of reporting Xinjiang". BBC News. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Schlesinger, David; Henochowicz, Anne; Wang, Yaqiu (17 March 2016). "Why Xi Jinping's Media Controls Are 'Absolutely Unyielding'". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "2020 World Press Freedom Index: "Entering a decisive decade for journalism, exacerbated by coronavirus" | RSF". rsf.org. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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