worldUpdated: Oct 09, 2020 08:20 ISTChina’s censors blocked the live coverage of the vice presidential debate Wednesday night when Mike Pence was asked a question about the communist nation. “The interruption affected only a small number of people in China with access to channels like CNN, which is available in some hotels. The censorship offered a vivid example of Beijing’s willingness to excise information it cannot control, even when it involves potentially important insights into relations with the country’s largest trading partner,” Fox News reported. “Censors in China are moving quickly to block criticism of the country’s leaders, discussion of historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre or any conversation that could involve organizing resistance to the government,” it added. The US Vice-Presidential debate on Wednesday (local time) witnessed a sharp exchange of words between Vice President Mike Pence and his rival Kamala Harris over President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Hindustan Times October 09, 2020 02:37 UTC