Dialectics of Repression
January 09, 2004
Earlier this month, a newspaper in southern China reported that a local man was thought to have the SARS virus. The story made headlines throughout the country, and throughout the world. But at the same time that many were praising the Chinese government's proactive response, which contrasted with its coverup of the initial SARS outbreak, police were storming the offices of the newspaper that broke the story. The top editor and several staff members were detained and interrogated. Bob speaks with veteran Sinologist Orville Schell about the dialectical process of media openness and repression in China.
