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Pageant Silences Beauty Queen, a Critic of China, at U.S. Contest
Pageant Silences Beauty Queen, a Critic of China, at U.S. Contest
What they did not tell her was that she could smile but not speak out publicly during the event, which is largely sponsored by Chinese companies.
Over the past three weeks, as she and her fellow contestants have rehearsed for Tuesday’s finale, Ms. Lin, 26 — an actress, classically trained pianist and outspoken critic of Chinese human rights abuses — has been barred from speaking to the news media, friends and relatives said.
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This is why I talk about censorship up here. The 1st Amenment is crux of everything.
Bill of Rights is the Wu Tang Clan of rights.
Pageant Silences Beauty Queen, a Critic of China, at U.S. Contest
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Anastasia Lin in Toronto last year. The Chinese authorities later blocked her from attending the Miss World pageant in China.
IAN WILLMS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
By ANDREW JACOBS
DECEMBER 13, 2016
What they did not tell her was that she could smile but not speak out publicly during the event, which is largely sponsored by Chinese companies.
Over the past three weeks, as she and her fellow contestants have rehearsed for Tuesday’s finale, Ms. Lin, 26 — an actress, classically trained pianist and outspoken critic of Chinese human rights abuses — has been barred from speaking to the news media, friends and relatives said.
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This is why I talk about censorship up here. The 1st Amenment is crux of everything.
Bill of Rights is the Wu Tang Clan of rights.