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While foreign reporters had no problem in documenting the anti-Japanese demonstration, reporters coming back from the riot in Zhejiang, Huaxi village, saw themselves detained, notes conficated. While their treatment was polite, included even a banquet, the message was clear: back off.
Simon World was kind enough to retype the unlinkable story in the South China Morning Post by Didi Tatlow.

"Please understand that we have to do this," said Zhang Fahao, director of the local foreign affairs office, my chief captor for six hours that evening. "I'm very sorry. But you broke the law."

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