Foreign authors warned about book censorship in China

Books translated for the fast-growing Chinese market may be censored without their authors' knowledge, a writers' advocacy group reports A US-based advocacy group is warning Western authors to be vigilant about censorship of their work, which is sometimes done without their knowledge, in China's fast-growing book publishing industry. A report on Wednesday from the PEN American Center says translated versions of foreign books may be expurgated because of political sensitivities about such topics ...