‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor

from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian

Online dissent is a serious crime in China. So why did a Weibo censor help me publish posts critical of the Communist party? By Murong Xuecun. Read by Zhang Wang Li. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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