Publisher promises to defy Chinese censor

Cambridge University Press has agreed to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisher’s website in China at the behest of authorities, the editor said Monday.

Tim Pringle, editor of the China Quarterly, said the publisher agreed to repost the articles immediately. The action followed a petition circulating among academics calling on the university press to turn down censorship requests from the Chinese government.

“I am delighted by the support of the international academic community,” Pringle said.

Cambridge University Press said Friday that it had complied with a request to block certain articles from the China Quarterly within China.