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Cambridge University Press criticised in Beijing censorship row

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Cambridge University Press (CUP) has been criticised for placing “ profit” above academic freedom after blocking access to more than 300 articles at the request of the Chinese Government.
C ambridge University Press (CUP) has been criticised for placing “profit” above academic freedom after blocking access to more than 300 articles at the request of the Chinese Government.
The oldest publisher in the world, CUP has removed online papers covering a range of topics disliked by Beijing, such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet and human rights.
The editor of The China Quarterly, the publication which carried the articles, said he had not been consulted about the censorship and urged CUP to push back against the Chinese authorities.
B ut CUP has suggested it had little choice but to block the individual articles for its Chinese readers or face the removal of its entire portfolio.
The publisher conceded it had responded to demands from Beijing, but pledged not to “proactively” censor its contents in future.
It is understood, however, that CUP has also voluntarily removed 1,000 ebooks from its site.

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