State Media Details Detention of 17 Sina Internet Editors in Police Raid
On May 29, 2014, the state sponsored Southern Weekend published an article entitled “Why Are We Screening You?” (“ 为什么要屏蔽你? ”) Some excerpts: After working hard all day, Wu Feng, an editor in Sina's online book division, had finally finished all his tasks, and checked the time. It was already 7:30 pm. The day was April 11, 2014. On a normal day the office would have long since emptied out. But this was not a normal day, and Wu Feng's 16 coworkers were still immersed in their work. Early that morning the editorial department had "received information": a new round of "sweeping out porn and attacking illegal publications" had begun, and every employee had to stay to delete the "little yellow books" on the Book Channel. They had to "hide the bodies and destroy the evidence" before the relevant organs conducted an inspection. Wu Feng had planned to head home, but at the last minute didn't leave. His colleagues saw him as a "o