Hundreds of people gathered around a Chinese newspaper company after a government censorship scandal. The strike was cause by the fact that local chinese propaganda officials began interfering with the company's right of free speech. The majority of the country is for the protesters and so are many celebrities such as Yao Chen who quoted the revered Russian dissident, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, "One word of truth outweighs the whole world." According to the author, such disputes between press and government are common but rarely emerge into public view, which is what makes this case unique. Much criticism has been aimed at Tuo Zhen, the top propaganda official. Protesters have been going around with signs that advocate Mr. Tuo's resignation. In response to the the event, different parties met and discussed the issue, although, according to one Chinese journalist, nothing was achieved in those talks.
The author's purpose was to inform about the issue at hand and explain the reasons of each side although he himself does not take one specific side.
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