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China cracks down on web video

By Kathrin Hille in Beijing

Published: April 2 2009 18:03 | Last updated: April 2 2009 18:03

The Chinese government has ordered a crackdown on online video and audio content which could result in a tightening of internet censorship and limit the broadcasting of western films and entertainment programmes on the web.

In a notice published on its website earlier this week, the State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (Sarft) published a long list of video and audio content that it declared illegal.

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