State media in China have imposed a blackout on reporting the heckling of the country's President during an address at the White House in Washington. President Hu Jintao's address at the White House was interrupted by a heckler standing in the press section. The woman shouted at President Hu that his days were numbered, and called on him to stop persecuting the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement.
But as far as China's state media are concerned, the protest never happened. Newspapers, radio and television stations, and even accessible Internet sites in China have all failed to report it. A Foreign Ministry spokesman gave no explanation why it has not been reported and said it was up to the Chinese media. |