Cambridge University Press accused of 'selling its soul' over Chinese censorship

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A list of the blocked articles, published by CUP, shows they focus overwhelmingly on topics China's one-party state regards as taboo Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA
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Cambridge University Press accused of 'selling its soul' over Chinese censorship
Academics and activists decry publisher's decision to comply with a Chinese request to block more than 300 articles from leading China studies journal
Tom Phillips in Beijing Saturday 19 August 2017 04.52 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/19/cambridge-university-press-accused-of-selling-its-soul-over-chinese-censorship?CMP=twt_gu

  "The world's oldest publishing house, Cambridge University Press, has
   been accused of being an accomplice to the Communist party's bid to
   whitewash Chinese history after it agreed to purge hundreds of
   politically-sensitive articles from its Chinese website at the behest
   of Beijing's censors.

   The publisher confirmed on Friday that it had complied with a Chinese
   request to block more than 300 articles from the China Quarterly, a
   leading China studies journal, in order "to ensure that other academic
   and educational materials we publish remain available to researchers
   and educators" in China.
   [ ... ]"