China close website of leading reformist magazine
China closed the website of a leading reformist newspaper on Friday, apparently because it ran an article calling for political reforms and constitutional government, sensitive issues for the ruling Communist Party brooks no dissent.
In a message posted on the official Sina Weibo microblog, the magazine said it was informed on Thursday that the site registration had been canceled and that it was not a reason.
"The magazine tries to find out details," he said.
Wu Si, the magazine editor, did not answer calls for comment.
Attempts to open the website (www.yhcqw.com) bring a cartoon illustration of a police badge and holds a message that the site is closed.
However, the article seems to have offended the censors, written in the form of the message of a new year, is still on microblogging from the magazine.
"In more than 30 years of reform, the abuse as a result of political reforms lagging economic reforms have become daily more visible, and the factors of social instability gradually built up. Promote the reform of the political system is an urgent task," the piece says.
Analysts are looking for signs that China's new leaders would be a path of political reform, or send by allowing freer expression on the Internet, more experiments with grassroots democracy or release of imprisoned dissidents.
But the party, which tolerates no challenge to its rule and values stability above all else, has so far little sign of wanting to go down this road, despite the president-in-waiting and party chief Xi Jinping try a softer and more projecting open image than its predecessor.
China closed the website of a leading reformist newspaper on Friday, apparently because it ran an article calling for political reforms and constitutional government, sensitive issues for the ruling Communist Party brooks no dissent.
In a message posted on the official Sina Weibo microblog, the magazine said it was informed on Thursday that the site registration had been canceled and that it was not a reason.
"The magazine tries to find out details," he said.
Wu Si, the magazine editor, did not answer calls for comment.
Attempts to open the website (www.yhcqw.com) bring a cartoon illustration of a police badge and holds a message that the site is closed.
However, the article seems to have offended the censors, written in the form of the message of a new year, is still on microblogging from the magazine.
"In more than 30 years of reform, the abuse as a result of political reforms lagging economic reforms have become daily more visible, and the factors of social instability gradually built up. Promote the reform of the political system is an urgent task," the piece says.
Analysts are looking for signs that China's new leaders would be a path of political reform, or send by allowing freer expression on the Internet, more experiments with grassroots democracy or release of imprisoned dissidents.
But the party, which tolerates no challenge to its rule and values stability above all else, has so far little sign of wanting to go down this road, despite the president-in-waiting and party chief Xi Jinping try a softer and more projecting open image than its predecessor.
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