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Journal Remains Defiant in Face of Likely Closure

Two weeks ago, the government-sponsored supervising organization of the long-running liberal journal Yanhuang Chunqiu swept in to replace key senior staff in alleged violation of a 2014 agreement guaranteeing the publication’s independence. A leaked media directive warned websites not to report or comment on the reshuffle. Defiant editors fought back with a lawsuit and a vow to close the journal if they could not win back control. Their lawsuit was rejected by a