British Academic Journals Pulled from China at Beijing’s Request

People at the Cambridge University Press stand at the Beijing International Book Fair in Beijing on Aug. 23, 2017. Just days after an outcry over an attempt to censor a British academic journal in China, hundreds of international publishing houses are courting importers at a major book fair in Beijing. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images

BEIJING—A British academic publisher has dropped more than 80 journals from its offerings in China at the regime’s request, including the Asian Studies Review which had content deemed “inappropriate” by authorities.

They are the latest journals to be restricted since Chinese importers of foreign publications were told by authorities last year they must verify that products are legal.