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====Date: [[:Category:2004|2004]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2004|2004]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]====
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====


====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]]====
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'''Artist:''' Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney
'''Artist:''' Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney


'''Confronting Bodies:''' Chinese news programs and government censors
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Chinese news programs and government censors


'''Dates of Action:''' April, 2004
'''Dates of Action:''' April, 2004


'''Location:''' Shanghai, China
'''Location:''' Shanghai, China


'''Description of Artwork:''' Cheney spoke at Fudan University in Shanghai.  His speech made references to North Korea, Taiwan and free expression. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Cheney spoke at Fudan University in Shanghai.  His speech made references to North Korea, Taiwan and free expression. <P>


'''The Incident:''' Cheney negoiated with Chinese officials to be allowed to give a speech, free from censor, at Fudan University during his visit to China; the Chinese government granted him permission to do so.  The speech, which recieved no prior promotion, aired at 10am on CCTV, China's all news network.  After the speech, edited versions were posted on the internet and in newspapers.  All references to North Korea's nuclear arms proliferation, Taiwan's right to arm itself against possible Chinese incursion and free expression were struck from the written record of the speech.  In China's Xinjiang province, where a large Muslim population resides, references to the right of "legitimate dissent" were removed.    <P>
'''The Incident:''' Cheney negoiated with Chinese officials to be allowed to give a speech, free from censor, at Fudan University during his visit to China; the Chinese government granted him permission to do so.  The speech, which recieved no prior promotion, aired at 10am on CCTV, China's all news network.  After the speech, edited versions were posted on the internet and in newspapers.  All references to North Korea's nuclear arms proliferation, Taiwan's right to arm itself against possible Chinese incursion and free expression were struck from the written record of the speech.  In China's Xinjiang province, where a large Muslim population resides, references to the right of "legitimate dissent" were removed.    <P>


'''Results of Incident:''' No tapes of the speech were released and it will not be repeated.  The Bush adminstration suggested that it wished it had negotiated plans for post-speech censorship. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' No tapes of the speech were released and it will not be repeated.  The Bush adminstration suggested that it wished it had negotiated plans for post-speech censorship. <P>


'''Source:''' The New York Times, 20 April, 2004
'''Source:''' The New York Times, 20 April, 2004
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