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China blocks New York Times websites after article on premier
October 26, 2012
China today swiftly blocked access to the English and Chinese-language websites of The New York Times from computers in the country in response to an article claiming that the family of Premier Wen Jiabao had amassed assets worth at least USD 2.7 billion.
The authorities were also blocking attempts to mention The Times or Wen Jiabao, in postings on Sina Weibo, a popular mini-blogging service in China that resembles Twitter, The New York Times reported.