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China deletes thousands of online posts | News.com.au
CHINA has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 posts since mid-March in a crackdown on online "rumours", state media says, as a major political scandal rocked the country.
The three-line announcement on the official Xinhua news agency today came as Chinese authorities ramped up efforts to control online speculation about the purge of a top leader whose wife is suspected in the murder of a British businessman.
It did not refer to this week's dramatic developments surrounding the high-profile and populist former leader Bo Xilai, who was sacked as Chongqing party secretary last month.
CHINA has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 posts since mid-March in a crackdown on online "rumours", state media says, as a major political scandal rocked the country.
The three-line announcement on the official Xinhua news agency today came as Chinese authorities ramped up efforts to control online speculation about the purge of a top leader whose wife is suspected in the murder of a British businessman.
It did not refer to this week's dramatic developments surrounding the high-profile and populist former leader Bo Xilai, who was sacked as Chongqing party secretary last month.
