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(taken from http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/970126/news/stories/china_1.html

>Sunday January 26 6:52 AM EST  
> 
>China Gives Reporters New Reporting Rules 
> 
>BEIJING (Reuter) - China tightened its grip on the media on Sunday with 
>directives on how to write news, ordering journalists not to advocate 
>sex, violence and superstition and to fill their reports with 
>patriotism and socialism.  

Here's an example of how this works:

"In the news, there were no crimes of sex, violence and superstition in China today. At approximately 9:19 PM last night, however, Beijing residents reported hearing screams of patriotism and socialism coming from Tienamien square as army tanks rumbled through to quell a domestic game of Mah Jhong, the national game and a favorite past time of many happy patriotic, socialist residents."

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