China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal
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"China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Firstpost and International Campaign for Tibet. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal" trending?
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Coverage (2)
- Nature doesn’t understand politics: When China holds the data, others pay the price Firstpost · 18h ago
- ICT calls for timely, independent information and access to Tibet on humanitarian grounds after Nepal-Tibet disaster International Campaign for Tibet · 18h ago
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