Mediagazer: China's Intensifying Suppression of Foreign Journalism (Matt Schiavenza/The Atlantic Online)

1:05 PM ET, November 14, 2013

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Matt Schiavenza / The Atlantic Online:

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Helienne Lindvall / Guardian:

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Associated Press:

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Jason Lynch / Quartz:

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