China micro-blogging sites censor ‘Egypt’
Reuters
Jan 30, 2011
The word “Egypt” was censored Saturday by several micro-blogging sites in China, where the ruling Communist Party is wary of issues of political reform, demands for democracy and disturbances to public order, including overseas.
On the sina.com and sohu.com sites, the Chinese equivalents of Twitter, which is censored in China, a query with the word “Egypt” returned the response: “According to the laws in force, the results of your search cannot be given.”
The Chinese official media, including Xinhua news agency and CCTV, however mentioned the deadly protests in Egypt against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.
Thousands of demonstrators poured onto Cairo’s streets Saturday, demanding Mubarak stand down the day after the veteran leader ordered the army to tackle the protests
Reuters
Jan 30, 2011
The word “Egypt” was censored Saturday by several micro-blogging sites in China, where the ruling Communist Party is wary of issues of political reform, demands for democracy and disturbances to public order, including overseas.
On the sina.com and sohu.com sites, the Chinese equivalents of Twitter, which is censored in China, a query with the word “Egypt” returned the response: “According to the laws in force, the results of your search cannot be given.”
The Chinese official media, including Xinhua news agency and CCTV, however mentioned the deadly protests in Egypt against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.
Thousands of demonstrators poured onto Cairo’s streets Saturday, demanding Mubarak stand down the day after the veteran leader ordered the army to tackle the protests
