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China's news media are treated by the Party as instruments of political control, not independent sources of information. DIRECT_TEXT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 7142

Source: MEDIA FREEDOM IN CHINA | Congress.gov | Library of Congress · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:03d51c6a9882e46bc7c92bee2a18a349e4a9320a4c72c704cfbdb40f4fc75c92

The China news media are still viewed by the Party, not as independent sources of information or as a check or restraint upon power, but rather as instruments of political and social control.