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Beijing – China has removed Caixin Media, one of the country’s most independent business news sites, from the list of news media where other Internet news providers can republish content. This move is in line with the ruling Communist Party’s efforts to tighten control over the flow of information. Caixin, unlike most state media, is privately funded. China’s Cyberspace Administration has removed it from the list of more than 1,300 media and government agencies that can republish content. Internet platforms are prohibited from publishing content from unauthorized sources. Caixin was included in the previous list published in 2016. Another independent...
