Since the [Communist] party took power in 1949 under Mao Zedong, it has maintained tight censorship over radio, television, newspapers, movies, fine arts and books, carefully selecting what Chinese are allowed to know and enjoy. Human expression, it has decreed, must follow the party's lead. But as China has opened to the world — and as the use of cellphones and the Internet has become more common — the censors' mission has become more difficult. Still, controls persist. (Washington Post, Monday)
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Regulation of Telecommunications by Clint Bolick