China blocks access to Bloomberg and Businessweek sites

BBC News, 29 June 2012

Related Stories 

• Cracks in China's Great Firewall
• Netizens debate Bo Xilai despite censorship
• China shut 1.3m websites in 2010

Xi Jinping is set to become the
country's next president

Web users in mainland China are unable to access Bloomberg's websites, after they were blocked by local authorities.

The news agency believes the move is a response to an article published about the fortunes of Vice President Xi Jinping's extended family.

China has repeatedly blocked sensitive stories. Two days ago The New York Times' social media accounts were suspended for several hours.

Xi Jinping is set to become the country's next president.