Bo Xilai, rumour journalism, Western prejudice and China’s Internet crackdown
Submitted by Wei Ling Chua on Thu, 05/04/2012 - 12:25am- How rumour journalism works?
Chinese police have arrested six people and shut 16 websites after rumours were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing. Without factual verification, such unsubstantiated internet rumour has gone viral internationally as a sign of instability and power struggling in Beijing following the arrest of Bo Xilai last month.
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