Ouster of liberal Chinese magazine publisher marks the end of an eraBEIJING -- China's best-known liberal journal has endured, by its publisher's count, 16 major clashes with authorities since its founding in 1991. Du Daozheng, publisher of Yanhuang Chunqiu and a stalwart of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) liberal wing, announced this week that the magazine had been suspended. Still, CCP members and political observers say the magazine's likely closure marks the end of an era. It has irritated, and outlasted, two Chinese leaders, he says, but it likely won't survive mainland China leader Xi Jinping. Earlier, officials replaced the 93-year-old Du, saying he was due for retirement, and seized the magazine's offices and servers.

Source: The China Post July 20, 2016 17:48 UTC