Chinese Cartoonist Claims He Wasn’t Suspended For Showing Crying Prez

In a story developing on the international wires from a report in a Hong Kong paper, the cartoonist Kuang Biao was of the News Express in the southern city of Guangzhou was criticized for a recent cartoon, although the cartoonist denies that he was suspended. At issues is a cartoon Monday that showed China's President Hu Jintao crying, something rarely seen in Chinese media. The latest stories have Biao saying he will spend a month in "self-reflection," but denies a formal suspension for this length of time as was originally reported. They also note that critical commentary about the carton may have been deleted from various web sites.
 
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