In Beijing in 2003 I was able to buy western books, newspapers, and news magazines.Pre-censored "Asian" versions. The MSM is a willing accomplice to this. So don't tell us anything has changed...if anything, it proves that their communist encroachments on our liberties are growing.
I watched MSNBC on cable--not in a hotel, in a private home.
??? Soooooo? As shown here, the Chi-Comms needn't censor their own henchmen already running that outfit, to wit:
If you don't think the changes I cited in Chinese society are significant, then there's simply no basis for further discussion. Of course censorship is used in China, but far far less than in earlier decades. My goodness, Canada even censors its news media and restricts its citizens access to various types of books.