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OWS in China

It's a censored search topic, according to Time. Hannah Beech discusses the nature of media coverage (particularly of 'sensitive issues') in China:
Media cycles in China often follow predictable patterns. First a news topic is allowed, even encouraged as a way to teach the public a valuable lesson. But as worries mount over the destabilizing effect of bad news—be it a product-safety scandal or an instance of local corruption—censors step in and a once well-covered subject disappears from the papers. Savvy Chinese media consumers know how to read between the lines.