The two media watchdogs, the General Administration of Press and Publication and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, will also be merged.

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At a recent industry forum Liu Binjie, the director of China's General Administration of Press and Publication, the industry regulator, said China would like to see such partnerships between studios and publishers lead to a massive consolidation, leaving half a dozen giant companies capable of spreading Chinese words internationally.

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China's media regulator, the General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, has issued a circular banning journalists from quoting foreign media or websites and newsmakers without "prior verification", Xinhua news agency reports.

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