China sets up hotline to denounce "historical nihilists"
A statue of Mao Zedong in Dandong, Liaoning province on March 19, 2021. REUTERS - CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS
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In China, the authorities promise to crack down on “historical nihilists”.
A hotline now makes it possible to denounce those who dispute the official history and criticize the party.
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With our correspondent in Beijing,
Stéphane Lagarde
This direct line should allow Internet users to quickly report what is considered to be a questioning of the very official history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
In this regard, the list of grievances is as long as the great computer wall.
Beware of those who in their words, articles or comments on social networks “distort” the history of the party, attack its leaders or “
deny the excellence of advanced socialist culture”.
The statement released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and
reported by Reuters
does not specify what sanctions will be imposed on those denounced, but the Chinese know the price to pay for the online challenge.
Since the beginning of the year, censorship has tightened the screws in anticipation of the CCP's 100th anniversary commemorations in July.
Amendments published in January thus provide for sentences of up to 3 years in prison for those who "
insult, slander or damage
" the memory of national heroes, as was the case during the arrest of bloggers accused of to have defamed the
“martyrs” of the Sino-Indian border.
The authorities concerned say they expect an active participation from Internet users who are quick to report "
with enthusiasm the harmful information
".
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