Around the globe, the US diplomatic cables leaked by Wikileaks are treating the public to a reality show of relations between the US administration and foreign governments. But as so often, China is an exception. The WikiLeaks page devoted to the cables is blocked in China. The country’s print and television media, all owned by state or Communist party organs and kept on a tight censorship leash, are reporting on ‘Cablegate’ but omitting almost any reference to their own government - despite the fact that cables involving the US embassy in Beijing are a large part of the leaked documents and have revealed some of the most newsworthy details, including suggestions that hacker attacks on Google in China originated in the Politburo.