July 12, 2007
No longer a useful idiot
A Briton who has spent years trying to convince foreigners that China is not as repressive as Western media often portray it to be has been ordered to stop publication of his politically sensitive newsletter....
About a dozen officials from the Beijing Public Security Bureau and the Beijing Statistical Bureau visited the office of the newsletter, China Development Brief, on Wednesday last week and accused Young of "conducting unauthorised surveys".
Young has since been questioned by police responsible for supervising foreigners in China.
"I have constantly strived ... to encourage foreigners to approach China constructively, looking for ways to cooperate rather than ways to merely criticise," Young wrote in the e-mail.
A colleague had posted online, without Young's knowledge, news that Beijing authorities had ordered Young to stop publication of the Chinese edition of the non-profit monthly which monitors the development of Chinese civil society.
"I have always been able to cite the example of China Development Brief, which, although closely watched by state security officers, has been allowed to publish continuously for the last 12 years," Young wrote.
Via Fark.
Posted by Karol at July 12, 2007 01:32 AM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: China+Development+Brief China+Censorship
I'm always amused by people who are just shocked, SHOCKED when repressive regimes come for them. Wonder what tune he's going to start singing once he gets out of China.
Posted by: James Young at July 12, 2007 07:45 AM
