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When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down

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Summary
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65% Informative

When horror hits China , the first instinct is to shut it down, says BBC 's John Defterios .

When sensitive stories like this unfold in China , local Communist Party officials organise groups of cadres to pretend to be outraged locals who have been given the role of targeting foreign reporters and preventing any coverage.

VR Score

66

Informative language

65

Neutral language

2

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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