From The Tribune Chandigarth, India:
Lately, one detects some nervousness among China’s rulers. The increased level of repression in the country is an important indication of this. There are reports of all kinds of people being put behind bars or being simply picked up by the authorities for salutary beating. And many of them do not even challenge the regime but simply go about doing their jobs as lawyers, journalists and a host of other everyday activities. The government has further tightened media control by putting new restrictions on foreign news agencies; subjecting them to prior Xinhua (state news-agency) approval to distribute their material within China. It has also put in place a punitive system of fines for media within the country if they were to report disasters and protests without permission. [Full Text]
