The World: Ban exposes China's ad censorship anomalies
16 May 2008
Despite gaining the usual approval, the Pond's ad lasted only a week on Chinese TV screens. Ella Fitzsimmons investigates.
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Despite gaining the usual approval, the Pond's ad lasted only a week on Chinese TV screens. Ella Fitzsimmons investigates.
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