China issued broad new rules last week banning foreign-owned companies from “online publishing” that could have far-reaching implications to foreign firms.
With a press freedom index on par with the United States as recently as 10 years ago, the Mexican press has since been stifled, caught in the crossfire of drug violence and government corruption.
It has been widely reported that American reporters in China are having problems getting their residency visas renewed and might soon be forced to leave.