Publisher cancels (China's) rights to (Hillary ) Clinton book

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http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2003-12-23-clinton-chinese-translation_x.htm

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"NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. publisher of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoirs has withdrawn rights for the Chinese translation, citing the Chinese publisher's unwillingness to restore passages critical of their government. "
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"Simon & Schuster had learned in September that Yilin Press, a Chinese government-backed publisher, removed references in Living History to the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests, and altered Clinton's comments about human rights activist Harry Wu, who campaigns against abuses in the Chinese labor camps where he spent 19 years.

Simon & Schuster demanded an immediate reprinting of the complete, uncensored text. In response, Yilin sent an apologetic letter, saying the company had to rush the Chinese version to stores to compete with counterfeit versions sold by street peddlers. "


Simon & Schuster deserve props for standing up to a totalitarian regime, and turning down a few dollars by doing so.

:thumbsup: