China morning round-up: Gu Kailai tried for murder
Mainland Chinese newspapers report the Gu Kailai murder trial after days of silence.
Chongqing Economic Times publishes the Xinhua report on its second page, giving the story more prominence than the other papers.
Prosecutors said the facts were clear and the evidence substantial, according to the Xinhua report, which referred to Gu Kailai as Bogu Kailai, adding her husband's surname.
The AM730 newspaper says this has been China's most politically sensitive trial in the past 30 years.
Ming Pao further reports local authorities tried all sorts of measures to block unofficial news coverage, with mainland Chinese journalists who attempted to file their own reports saying their articles had all been scrapped.
The pro-Beijing Wen Wei Po newspaper, which is available for sale in mainland China, published their own report from Hefei citing both court official Tang Yigan's statement and Xinhua's report.
It also published a report from the Beijing-backed Hong Kong China News Agency, which said the Gu Kailai trial "was more transparent than expected".
Coverage of the London Olympics still focuses on Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang as he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon.
"It's a small surgery and will not affect my life... I treasure the hurdling event. I will be back," Liu told his father in a text message on Wednesday, China Daily reports.
Sing Tao Daily says it will take around eight months for Liu to recover from the operation.
Guangzhou's Southern Metropolis Daily reports Liu met his parents at London's Wellington Hospital just before the surgery - the first time they met since Liu's exit from the London Olympics men's 110m hurdles heat on Tuesday.
A report in the People's Daily Overseas Edition insists China has no risk of deflation this year.