From China Daily:
A senior central government information official has urged local governments to be more open and transparent, saying their attempt to block media coverage of negative incidents was “too naive”.
Wang Guoqing, vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, said “blocking bad news” was becoming more difficult, given the wide use of new information technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones and the central government’s commitment to information transparency.
“It has been repeatedly proved ‘information blockage’ is like walking into a dead end,” Wang told CCTV. [Full Text]
