Mediagazer: China Accused of Exporting Media Censorship Across Asia (Patrick Frater/Variety)

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China Accused of Exporting Media Censorship Across Asia — HONG KONG — U.S. foreign secretary John Kerry sat down Saturday with a group of Chinese bloggers and promised to press the Chinese government to loosen its controls of the internet. — His visit came at a time when China …