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Chinese Govt. closes newspaper
Beijing: A Beijing newspaper has been closed after it printed an essay that criticised China's Parliament as amateurish, according to its publishing company and a government official. The shutdown of Beijing Xinbao coincided with what a Government spokesman said is a review by communist authorities of all of China's newspapers and magazines. He said others might also be closed. The crackdown appears to be aimed at tightening media controls despite Beijing's promises of greater openness during the SARS outbreak and official praise of the media's role in publicising information about the disease. Beijing Xinbao was shut down after its June 4 issue, which carried the essay, said an official of the State Press and Publication Administration.
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