How afraid of the Chinese people is the CCP? Let me get back to you on that, sir!

Interesting Economist story on how the Party uses the press to do all sorts of special reporting on the masses that only the Party elite gets to read.  So Xinhua journalists are simultaneously real journalists and spies on their own readers. 

From the story:

Many of China’s main newspapers also have classified versions covering news considered too sensitive for public consumption.

In America, the press publishes classified stuff and love leaks.  In China, it’s the reverse.

Which is a superior system?  Do I even have to ask?

Great closing line from the newspaper: 

In the realm of the censored, half-censored content is king.