There’s plenty of bad news available about the Chinese press. Rated as the sixth lowest-performing country on Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index , China is famous for targeting journalists, bloggers and social media users who write about subjects that its leaders would rather were kept quiet. Recent restrictions imposed on microblogging services owned by Sina Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd and general attempts by the authorities to restrict online conversation about disgraced Communist party leader Bo Xilai are just the latest examples.