Barring access and ‘positive’ news: how the Chinese government has controlled the narrative during the Tibet floods
As rescue efforts have continued on both sides of the border following the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, a fight over how the disaster is being reported has been growing in intensity on social media. The dispute centres on the claims and counterclaims following a story by the BBC’s China correspondent, Laura Bicker, about how China is censoring videos of the floods. Bicker said videos of the landslide and flood surge sweeping through Gyirong Port on the border was scrubbed from the…
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china: 35.860, 104.200
beijing: 39.900, 116.400
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