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Pushing China’s Limits on Web, if Not on Paper

The New York Times profiles author Murong Xuecun and the ways he is using the Internet to push the limits of censorship:Murong Xuecun (moo-rong shweh-tswen) is the pen name of Hao Qun. At 37, he is among the most famous of a wave of Chinese writers who have become publishing sensations in the past decade because of their canny use of the Internet. Mr. Murong’s books are racy and violent and nihil