Second academic journal published by Cambridge University Press says China tried to block articles

Another academic journal published by Cambridge University Press said Chinese authorities requested the removal of articles they deemed sensitive from its mainland website.

The statement from the compilers of the Journal of Asian Studies came after its Britain-based publisher announced it had reversed its decision to block access on the mainland to more than 300 articles in another of its titles, The China Quarterly.

The Journal of Asian Studies said authorities asked its publisher remove about 100 articles from its website in mainland China. The request was refused.

Cambridge University Press publishes the Journal of Asian Studies for the Association for Asian Studies, which is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The British publisher came under criticism from academics for agreeing to censorship on its China journal’s site, but later reversed the decision.