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Chinese media barred from using term ‘civil society’

Jan. 6 (Radio Free Asia): Chinese media have been warned against using the term “civil society,” in a reflection of Beijing’s concerns over the growing participation by ordinary Chinese in public affairs, especially via the Internet. According to a report in the U.S.-based online magazine Canyu, the Southern Newspaper Group received the warning from the ruling Communist Party’s powerful propaganda department.

Several other Chinese media have been warned against “hyping” the expression, it said.

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