FC: China reportedly blocks CNN, BBC satellite broadcasts

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

See also, from last year:

"China unblocks news sites as leaders gather"
http://www.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/10/17/china.web/

And:

"Probing the Great Firewall of China, courtesy of the Berkman Ctr"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03932.html

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From: Tuyet A Tran
To: declan () well com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 13:30:05 -0500
Subject: [Please Remove my e-mail address, if you're fwd.]  China partially 
blacks out BBC and CNN

Hi Declan,
This article might be of interest to you or other politech subscribers.
Best,
Tuyet

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Chinese authorities intermittently blacked out broadcasts by CNN and the 
BBC on satellite feeds to hotels and foreign compounds in the capital on 
Sunday.

The disruptions came as Communist leaders held a week-long party congress 
that is expected to anoint a new generation of leaders. Security for such 
events is intense, and state-run local media have been instructed to limit 
controversial or negative news.

Authorities blocked CNN file footage of an interview with dissident Fang 
Jue and a brief mention of Falun Gong, banned by the government in 1999 as 
an "evil cult", during a feature about the search among Chinese for 
spiritual solace, said CNN Beijing bureau chief, Jaime FlorCruz.

He said the blacked-out segment mentioned that Falun Gong had attracted 
millions of followers before it was banned and showed footage of its 
members going through their exercise-meditation routines.

There were also reports that segments of BBC news broadcasts directed at 
Beijing viewers had also been blocked out since the congress began Friday. 
Government censors can use a delay of several seconds between the times the 
signal is received by the government's satellite, Sinosat,and the time it 
is relayed to earth stations and viewers in hotels and
compounds for foreigners.

http://www.mediareview.co.uk/news/mediaeurope.htm 




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