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The challenge of getting the truth about China.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. After weeks of anxiety for some two dozen Western reporters, the Chinese

government is finally renewing some press passes. Visas will probably follow. But one veteran of 18 years

may never return to the country, and others have now been warned. We'll hear what they've gone through.

When stories about human rights and income inequality leaked to Chinese audiences, they threaten the power of Communist Party leaders. Will Western news agencies now censor themselves? Will the crackdown make it harder than ever to learn about the world's second most powerful nation?

Today's talking point, the U.S. and India, a major dispute over a minor diplomat.

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