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Hillary Clinton's bestselling memoir Hard Choices has been effectively banned in China less than a month after its release, the publisher Simon & Schuster has said. Hillary Clinton's bestselling memoir Hard Choices has in effect been banned in China less than a month after its release, the publisher Simon & Schuster has said.
The book, in which Clinton retraces her four-year tenure as US secretary of state, contains a number of scenes which paint China's leadership as rigid and oppressive. "It's not a secret that the centre of the anti-democratic movement in Asia is China," she writes.The book, in which Clinton retraces her four-year tenure as US secretary of state, contains a number of scenes which paint China's leadership as rigid and oppressive. "It's not a secret that the centre of the anti-democratic movement in Asia is China," she writes.
Clinton castigates the Chinese government for censoring a broadcast of her 1995 address to the UN conference on women in Beijing, and dedicates a chapter to negotiations over the blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who sought asylum at the US embassy in spring 2012, threatening a diplomatic fallout. Clinton castigates the Chinese government for censoring a broadcast of her 1995 address to the UN conference on women in Beijing, and dedicates a chapter to negotiations over the blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who sought asylum at the US embassy in spring 2012, threatening a diplomatic falling out.
"It's outrageous and unfortunate," the Simon & Schuster president, Jonathan Karp, told Buzzfeed. "And it's a pretty clear indication of the low level of intellectual freedom in China right now.""It's outrageous and unfortunate," the Simon & Schuster president, Jonathan Karp, told Buzzfeed. "And it's a pretty clear indication of the low level of intellectual freedom in China right now."
Karp said Chinese publishers had turned down translation rights to the memoir, and one of China's largest import agencies, Shanghai Book Traders, had refused to distribute English copies of the book, despite its bestseller status abroad. He called the book's status in China an "effective ban".Karp said Chinese publishers had turned down translation rights to the memoir, and one of China's largest import agencies, Shanghai Book Traders, had refused to distribute English copies of the book, despite its bestseller status abroad. He called the book's status in China an "effective ban".
Authorities tightly control China's publishing industry, and foreign books typically undergo a strict screening process before they're allowed on Chinese shelves. Authorities tightly control China's publishing industry, and foreign books typically undergo a strict screening process before they are allowed on Chinese shelves.
Clinton enjoys celebrity status in China despite Beijing's clear displeasure over Washington's military "pivot to Asia" and its line on human rights. Chinese fans and media reports refer to Clinton by her first name in Mandarin, Xilali. Articles in the state press usually revolve around her personality and reputation but skim over her politics.Clinton enjoys celebrity status in China despite Beijing's clear displeasure over Washington's military "pivot to Asia" and its line on human rights. Chinese fans and media reports refer to Clinton by her first name in Mandarin, Xilali. Articles in the state press usually revolve around her personality and reputation but skim over her politics.
"Should she be called President Hillary, or President Clinton?" asked a recent headline on the state newswire, Xinhua, which called her apparent presidential ambitions "something that everybody knows". An article in the Beijing Youth Daily meanwhile scrutinised the salary of her daughter, Chelsea."Should she be called President Hillary, or President Clinton?" asked a recent headline on the state newswire, Xinhua, which called her apparent presidential ambitions "something that everybody knows". An article in the Beijing Youth Daily meanwhile scrutinised the salary of her daughter, Chelsea.
Last week, Xinhua reported that Clinton had "criticised the partisan divide in Washington" while promoting her book in Austin, Texas. It made no mention of her position on China.Last week, Xinhua reported that Clinton had "criticised the partisan divide in Washington" while promoting her book in Austin, Texas. It made no mention of her position on China.