Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock
Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock
China /  Politics

China shuts down American-listed news site Phoenix New Media over ‘illegal’ coverage

Internet watchdog suspends outlet and orders ‘rectification’ as it tightens its hold on cyberspace

Topic |   Censorship in China
Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 4:03pm, 15 Nov, 2018

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Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock
Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has steadily tightened its grip on the internet. Photo: Shutterstock
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