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Annex / CB-113-A

The suppression record: six cases, three outcomes, and what the research measures

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CB-113 reads one suppression episode in Beijing; this annex tests that reading against a comparative record. It gathers historical cases in which an actor tried to remove a record already beyond its control, from the 2003 Streisand suit and the 2011 Wenzhou rail collision to the 2021 Peng Shuai post, with published research on the mechanism. It shows how far the parent's doctrine transfers. For advisors weighing a takedown or removal demand.

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Narrative WarfareCrisis ResponseThreat DoctrineData Removal
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The memory-hole doctrine: a state can delete an event at home and still lose the story everywhere else

The Deletion Became Part of the Story

On 26 June 2026 a light aircraft struck Beijing's CITIC Tower, and domestic posts were scrubbed within hours while video circulated abroad. This brief reconstructs the record and asks what deletion achieves once material has left the environment an actor controls, and when control of the story changes hands. Built from open reporting, two official statements and the comparative cases in CB-113-A. For family offices and counsel weighing removal of material about a principal's own incident.

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