China toughens web censorship, encourages others to follow

Beijing sees internet controls as a 'question of sovereignty'

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China's President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China on Dec. 4.

WATARU KODAKA, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- As China tightens its grip on the internet, there are rising concerns that its form of information suppression will spread to other emerging countries keen to win Beijing's favor.

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