China's Xi urges more policing as virus toll rises

Xi said the government must 'strengthen the management and control of online media' as well as 'crack down on those who create rumours'. FMTNews XiJinping Coronavirus FreedomOfSpeech

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for tightened control over online discussion and increased policing to ensure “positive energy” and social stability, state media said Saturday, as the country struggles to contain the deadly new coronavirus.

Censors had allowed some online criticism of local officials in central Hubei – the epicentre and origin of the crisis – but calls for freedom of speech and political reform were scrubbed after the death of a whistleblowing doctor from the virus. Simultaneously, “it is necessary to increase use of police force and strengthen the visible use of police,” Xi said, calling for a crackdown on behaviour that “disrupts social order” including hoarding medical supplies.

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