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Xiao, Yang. "From Nieman Reports: How chunqiu bifa’s puns and homophones let Chinese media play cat-and-mouse with censors." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 12 Feb. 2014. Web. 22 Mar. 2025.
APA
Xiao, Y. (2014, Feb. 12). From Nieman Reports: How chunqiu bifa’s puns and homophones let Chinese media play cat-and-mouse with censors. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/from-nieman-reports-how-chunqiu-bifas-puns-and-homophones-let-chinese-media-play-cat-and-mouse-with-censors/
Chicago
Xiao, Yang. "From Nieman Reports: How chunqiu bifa’s puns and homophones let Chinese media play cat-and-mouse with censors." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 12, 2014. Accessed March 22, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/02/from-nieman-reports-how-chunqiu-bifas-puns-and-homophones-let-chinese-media-play-cat-and-mouse-with-censors/.
Wikipedia
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