China censors have gone into high gear as the most popular topic continues to be the Bo Xilai scandal. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to reporter Josh Chin on why the government is enforcing a heavy hand on China's microbloggers.
China Escalates Crackdown On Internet Amid Scandal -- Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—China has stepped up its campaign to clamp down on the Internet, which has emerged as a virtual town square for exchanging information about the Bo Xilai scandal and the nation's biggest political upheaval in years.
The popular Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo on Tuesday deleted the accounts of several users, including that of Li Delin, a senior editor of the Chinese business magazine Capital Week, whose March 19 post helped fuel rumors of a coup in Beijing. The service announced the move to many of its more than 300 million user accounts, thereby turning it into a public lesson in the consequences of rumor mongering.
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My Comment: More evidence that the Bo Xilai scandal has become a sore point for the Chinese leadership.
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