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China: police detain financial reporter for “spreading false …

Photo: ReutersA respected journalist in China who reported an important story about that nation’s stock market fluctuations was held by police, who say he was “spreading false information.””Chinese authorities’ hypersensitivity to fluctuations in the financial markets is no reason to intimidate and jail a journalist for covering the news,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. “We call on Chinese […]