From The China in Transition blog:
People in China noticed that the media have been unusually outspoken lately.
An article published in an on-line chat room cited a few examples, including published interviews with human rights activists and dissent academics who are not favored by government censors, and several articles frankly advocating democracy and rule of law, something not very often seen in mainland media.
But the most remarkable media event recently is a documentary series aired on one of China’s major propaganda organs, China Central Television, The Rise of the Great Nations. [Full Text]
