Chinese government often uses the subversion of state power and the protection of state secret clause to imprison those who are critical of the government.[7]
The government is also heavily involved in censoring news through the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, even though no state law explicitly gives it such authority.
The Chinese government promised to issue permits allowing people to protest in 'protest parks' during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[8] but a majority of the applications were withdrawn, suspended, or vetoed,[9] and the police detained some of the people who applied.[10]
References to certain controversial events and political movements are blocked on the Internet and in many publications.[11] Chinese law forbids the advocacy of independence for any part of its territory, as well as public challenge to CPC domination of the government of China. An unauthorized protest during the Olympics by seven foreign activists at the Chinese Ethnic Culture Park, demanding Tibetan independence and blocking the park's entrance, was cleared[12] and the protesters deported.[13]
