Subway newspaper ban smacks of profitable market monopoly

Passengers might find themselves unable to buy newspapers in a Beijing subway station, not because there are no sellers, but because they are not allowed to. According to a new regulation, organizations and individuals are being asked to stop newspaper sales inside the subway for the "safety's purpose", with only one exception: Beijing Star Daily.

This strange rule will bring inconveniences to the passengers.

How will the sale of newspapers affect "public safety"? Who has the rights to deprive the public of their right to get information? Do they have the right to ban newspapers in public places? All these questions need to be answered. Now I only want to talk about a key issue: why can the government close the door to all the newspapers and magazines except for the Beijing Star Daily?