Opinion: Don't get 'river-crabbed!' How China is cracking down on punny dissent

China's government is censoring puns and wordplay on-line. NPR's Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing.

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Nov 03 2024
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Opinion: Don't get 'river-crabbed!' How China is cracking down on punny dissent — Opinion: Don't get 'river-crab

An online blogger in China recently asked: how do you clean a flask? But the Mandarin word for flask is xi-jing-ping, which sounds like the name of Chinas leader, Xi Jin Ping. Government censors susp… [+2135 chars]

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