China media mum on Jong-nam assassination


PETALING JAYA: The assassination of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia is not widely publicised on the official news sites of China, the most important ally of North Korea.

In fact, the shocking news was nowhere to be found on the homepage of China Central Television and Chinese national news agencies Xinhua and China News Service.

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