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China's Communist Party Congress: internet users vs. censors

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MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, 08.11.12: We take a look at how Chinese web users are reacting to the ongoing 18th Communist Party Congress and how official censors are working hard to block any critical content. Also, Mitt Romney's would-be "presidential transition website" is accidentally put online, and then quickly taken off.

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