PoliticsChina's online classes are minefield for censorship amid coronavirus
Streaming education interrupted as teachers discuss politics, history and Wuhan
Workers sort textbooks at a warehouse for Xinhua Bookstore, in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, on Feb. 17, after students' return to school was delayed due to the new coronavirus outbreak. © Reuters
COCO LIU and NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writers
February 27, 2020 18:42 JST
HONG KONG -- China's cyberspace has long been guarded by the country's censors looking to catch anyone who dares to step across strict lines. But as the outbreak of the new coronavirus has forced schools to move their classes online, even those who play by the rules have quickly found themselves not immune from Beijing's tight control over the internet.