Protesters clashed with Communist party supporters in southern China during a dispute about government censorship.
Chinese Protest Media Censorship
![A police officer walks past supporters of Southern Weekly demonstrating outside the office of the liberal newspaper in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, January 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/65D500F4-6ED3-40ED-804C-028F487016DB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer walks past supporters of Southern Weekly demonstrating outside the office of the liberal newspaper in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, January 9, 2013.
![Demonstrators hold banners outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, January 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CAFB7A1C-EB61-47B8-83FF-11DE4F703097_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators hold banners outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, January 8, 2013.
![Demonstrators hold banners, portraits of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, and Chinese national flags next to police outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper, January 8, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9BD5D4AD-6F11-4B29-B9A2-DA57045202DD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators hold banners, portraits of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, and Chinese national flags next to police outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper, January 8, 2013.
![A man lays a bouquet of chrysanthemums in front of the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper, January 7, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DCC9995C-166D-4558-B497-C94240DE2890_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man lays a bouquet of chrysanthemums in front of the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper, January 7, 2013.