CUP under fire for censorship in China

Cambridge University Press (CUP) has come under fire for putting its business priorities ahead of its academic reputation after it conceded to demands from Chinese authorities to censor hundreds of articles in one of its flagship journals. In a statement, CUP admitted removing 300 articles on subjects such as 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the Cultural Revolution from it’s the China Quarterly journal on the instruction of Chinese import agencies CEPIEC and CNPIEC. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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