Statist slime: China expels journalists over stories of party's wealth

The latest expulsion of a U.S. reporter in China on Thursday shows how the new regime is now far more worried about criticism of top leaders — especially when it comes to the amassing of wealth — than in the past.

Chinese journalists cannot cover stories the regime wants kept quiet, but in the age of the Internet, stories by Western news media can make their way into China.

And the stories China is targeting most are those that expose the tremendous wealth owned by close relatives of top Communist Party leaders. China is not targeting the reporters who write the stories but the entire news organizations that employ them.

The latest expulsions come as China has been sentencing to long terms those Chinese citizens who have been calling for an accounting of what the Communist Party owns.

"Our two countries should be expanding media exchanges to enhance mutual understanding and trust, not restricting the ability of journalists to conduct their work," said U.S. Embassy press spokesman Nolan Barkhouse. "We have raised our concerns about the treatment of journalists and media organizations repeatedly at the highest levels of the Chinese government, and we will continue to do so."

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Statist slime: China expels journalists over stories of party's wealth

Statist slime: China expels journalists over stories of party's wealth

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