Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied that the government played a role in the censoring of President Obama’s inauguration speech. From VOA:
The first question asked at the foreign ministry briefing Thursday was about Chinese media censorship of President Obama’s inauguration address.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu denied any government involvement.
Jiang says she is not aware of any censorship. At the same time, she says Chinese media have the right to make their own editorial decisions.
In the same press conference, Jiang also said that the government is urging the Obama administration to repatriate the Uighurs being held in legal limbo at the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which Obama has ordered closed:
On a separate issue, she urged the speedy return of the nearly 20 Chinese nationals being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Jiang says the Chinese nationals being held at Guantanamo Bay are members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a terrorist organization on the United Nations Security Council sanctions list.
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