Chinese Police Close “Illegal” Newspaper, Arrest Two – Xinhua

From Xinhua via People.com.cn:

Chinese police have closed an allegedly illegal newspaper and arrested two of its staff after the paper reported an alleged miscarriage of justice.

The Social News was not licensed for distribution on the Chinese mainland by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and provided false information about its registration in Hong Kong, said a statement from the GAPP on Sunday. The People’s Court Daily had earlier reported that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Government neither registered the newspaper nor recorded any tax payments from the company. [Full Text]

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