BEIJING—Online censorship of China’s powerful political gathering that took place last month began more than a year in advance—showing a new level of forethought by Chinese censors, according to a new study. The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab found that the stepped-up surveillance was far reaching, and included even positive, nationalist slogans such as the “Chinese dream” and “socialism with Chinese characteristics.”The...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2017 13:52 UTC