Official publications praised the "happiness and hope" brought by a recent stock rally, and Beijing has cut trading taxes and increased the amount brokerages can borrow as ways to boost stock prices.

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It calls for up to six-month prison sentences for failing to register news publications with the government, and for the appointment of a new "registration official" who will be in charge of monitoring the media and issuing publishing licenses.

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