Australian Open Stifles Support of Peng Shuai, Reverses Position After Public Outcry
by Arthur Kaufman | Jan 26, 2022
Over the weekend, the Australian Open became mired in controversy over its decision to forbid spectators from displaying messages supporting Peng Shuai. Peng, the Chinese tennis star who accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli...
Read MoreTranslation: Backlash Over Official’s Warning Against New Year “Malicious Homecomings”
by Cindy Carter | Jan 25, 2022
As the Chinese New Year holiday approaches, social media is buzzing with “malicious” comments about “malicious” activities like “malicious homecomings.” This miasma of malice materialized on January 20 thanks to a viral video...
Read MoreFolding Beijing: A Covid Case Reveals Poverty, Pain in China’s Capital
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 25, 2022
Beijing’s glaring wealth inequality became the talk of the nation after a chart comparing two coronavirus patients’ daily itineraries went viral last week. One patient lived a life of sheer luxury, while the other worked over 30...
Read MoreChinese Government Has Coerced 10,000 “Fugitives” Back to China
by Arthur Kaufman | Jan 20, 2022
This week, NGO Safeguard Defenders released a report detailing the Chinese government’s systematic and covert practice of forcing “fugitives” to return to China from overseas. The report is titled “INvoluntary Returns,” in...
Read MoreOlympic Athletes To Be Seen, Not Heard, Warns Beijing Organizing Committee
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 19, 2022
Olympians may face punishment for speech crimes if they criticize China while competing in Beijing, a member of the Beijing Organizing Committee warned in a press conference Tuesday. Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the...
Read MoreCyberspace Administration of China Lists 500 Paeans to “Positive Energy”
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 18, 2022
An end-of-year listicle created by China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, is a time capsule of the Chinese Communist Party’s view on Chinese digital culture—what it wants people to read, watch, and...
Read MoreChina Opens Great Firewall for Olympians, But Governments Recommend Leaving Phones At Home
by Arthur Kaufman | Jan 14, 2022
Several national Olympic committees have warned their athletes about bringing personal phones and other electronic devices to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, citing fears of digital surveillance in China. Meanwhile, the...
Read MoreCAC Roundup: Recommendation Algorithm Regulations, Cybersecurity Review for Overseas Listings, and Fines for Weibo and Douban
by Arthur Kaufman | Jan 14, 2022
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet regulator, is reshaping internet and AI governance. Following the Data Security Law and Personal Information and Protection Law which went into effect late...
Read MoreTranslation: A Literary Master Offers Anodyne Comfort to Xi’an
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 14, 2022
While the ongoing lockdown of Xi’an has thrust millions of people into health and food insecurity, online public outrage must contend with state media’s heart-warming stories of “noodles helping noodles.” Even Jia Pingwa, the...
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