China, known as the recent host of the Olympics, is also wonderfully labeled as a communist nation. However, the country recently made an exciting and surprising announcement that the eased restrictions that were implemented to allow foreign journalists to cover the Olympics would become permanent!
This news is such a wonderful success for journalists who want to cover anything happening in the country. The new eased regulations allows foreign journalists to interview and travel the country without needing permission. Although some areas of the country, such as Tibet, are still off limits, this is a huge stride in the right direction for the country who is notoriously known as having strict regulations on their press.
The unfortunate part of the story is that the lessened regulations do not impact the still government controlled domestic press in China.
This story had such importance that for two days it has had a permanent spot on the top headlines on the USA Today homepage. Congrats journalists of the world... this is a win for us all.
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