It wasn't that long ago that journalists had to set up shop in Hong Kong, sift through propaganda, and interview defectors to report on news from China. LinkAsia speaks with Mike Chinoy of USC's US-China Institute about their new documentary, 'China Watching', on going behind the Bamboo Curtain.

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IMAGE: An old photo of a communist party meeting in China is seen at a communist party school called China Executive Leadership Academy of Pudong in Shanghai: REUTERS/Carlos Barria