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Book on Family-Planning Policy Is Banned, Then Promoted, by China

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW NOVEMBER 4, 2015 4:45 PM November 4, 2015 4:45 pm

5sino-letter02-blog480-v2Fuxian Yi, a medical researcher and father of three who now lives in the United States, said the publication of his book on the mainland was a proud moment.
Fuxian Yi, a medical researcher and father of three who now lives in the United States, said the publication of his book on the mainland was a proud moment.Credit Courtesy of Fuxian Yi
In just six years, Fuxian Yi’s book pleading for an end to the “one child” policy went from banned to promoted by the Chinese government.

The book, “Big Country With an Empty Nest,” a critical look at China’s family-planning policy, was published in Hong Kong in 2007 and promptly banned on the Chinese mainland. But in 2013, a new edition was released by China Development Press, a publisher under the Development Research Continue reading

Banned on Weibo: President Xi’s Facebook presence

By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-08-11
The following post by “Kid Shoes_1009” (小童鞋_1009), was deleted sometime before 1:02 AM today, August 11, 2014. Continue reading

Why was this book banned?

Updated May 15, 2014

Q. It’s the question most often heard from students during Banned Books Week, “Why was this book banned?” More accurately, the question is who challenged this book being in the school Continue reading

Candy for the Eternally Spotless Mind Now Banned in China

5:46 am HKT May 22, 2014

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Sure, maybe you’ve tried Willy Wonka’s Gobstoppers. But have you tried “regret medicine”? Associated Press

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