China's chief censor sacked after row on ban of 8 books on recent history
BEIJING -- China quietly removed its chief censor, who had provoked a furore on the internet this year with a ban on eight books, yesterday...
The ban on eight books that examined sensitive events in recent Chinese history resulted in a wave of anger on the internet, prompting the authorities to allow the books to remain on sale until stocks ran out.
New print runs, however, have been prohibited and the publishing houses punished. Zhang Yihe, one of the most prominent authors, who applied to a Beijing court last week to overturn the ban on her book about stars of Peking Opera, told The Times she could not be sure that there was any link to Mr Long [Xinmin]’s effective dismissal.
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The ban on eight books that examined sensitive events in recent Chinese history resulted in a wave of anger on the internet, prompting the authorities to allow the books to remain on sale until stocks ran out.
New print runs, however, have been prohibited and the publishing houses punished. Zhang Yihe, one of the most prominent authors, who applied to a Beijing court last week to overturn the ban on her book about stars of Peking Opera, told The Times she could not be sure that there was any link to Mr Long [Xinmin]’s effective dismissal.