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Chinese Government Censors All Mentions of Reporter’s Eye Roll

HeadlineMar 15, 2018

In China, government censors have ordered the internet scrubbed of all references to an incident that unfolded on live national television Tuesday at the National People’s Congress. During the meeting, Communist Party officials took pre-approved, “softball” questions from reporters. As one journalist asked a long-winded question about state asset supervision, a neighboring journalist rolled her eyes before turning away in disgust. The video was seen by millions and quickly went viral on Chinese social media—spawning memes and animated GIFs, before government censors ordered all references to the incident removed from online search results.

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