"But the ideas enshrined in the Magna Carta — which means “Great Charter” — are a sensitive topic in China where the ruling Communist Party maintains control over the legal system and enforces the law unevenly.
During the charter’s sojourn in China, searches for the Chinese word for Magna Carta were blocked on Sina Weibo, a microblogging service similar to Twitter, with results returning with the message: “According to relevant laws and regulations, ‘Magna Carta’ search results cannot be displayed.”
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