Chinese agency claims net users greet restrictions

Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, is ignoring widespread criticism from outside the country over its tightening of controls on foreign rivals. Instead, while international agencies, such as Reuters, have covered the story in a rounded fashion, Xinhua's reporting has been one-sided. According to Xinhua, net users "resolutely support" its restrictive measures. As the Financial Times writer notes: "The monotone coverage highlights the contradiction between Xinhua's propaganda role and its ambitions to become an internationally competitive provider of news and economic data." (Via FT.com)