African news organisations have also done their own downsizing mainly by dispensing with their foreign desks and relying on wire services.

非洲新闻机构也缩减规模，其主要手段为削减外籍雇员和依靠电报服务。

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In practice, that means that all foreign wire services and their local subscribers, including government departments, will be required to register with Xinhua within three months.

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Further, the wire services will no longer be permitted to directly solicit subscribers and all foreign economic news will be routed through the Chinese agency.

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