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China Tightens Control on Corruption, Quake Stories

By Rob Gifford,  Melissa Block
Published June 12, 2008 at 1:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

After allowing an initial openness when a deadly and powerful quake struck China's Sichuan Province, government officials tightened access for news media publishing stories about the corruption that led to the collapse of so many schools.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.
Melissa Block
As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.

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