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Google Steps Back from China; McKinsey in Deep
In August The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher revealed that Google had been working in secret on a search engine with censorship and surveillance capabilities aimed at allowing it to operate under China’s strict internet controls. "Project Dragonfly" prompted a fierce backlash both within the company and beyond. Now, Gallagher reports that the project has "effectively ended," citing two sources within the company and the abandonment
Forced Labor Revealed at Xinjiang Camps
Beijing’s approach to its network of “re-education” camps in Xinjiang—which have detained between 800,000 and two million Turkic Muslims—has shifted from outright...
Minitrue: Approved Sources on 1989 Spokesman’s Death...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect...
CPJ: Xinjiang Key Focus for Journalist Detentions
An annual census of detentions by the Committee to Project Journalists has identified China as one of the most prolific jailers, and highlighted ongoing mass detentions in Xinjiang...
Canadians Held Over “Danger to National Security”...
On Wednesday, Chinese authorities confirmed that they had detained Canadian Michael Spavor on suspicion of harming national security. From Lee Jeong-ho and Keegan Elmer of the...
Young Tibetans Self-immolate in Protest
Voice of America reports that a 22-year-old Tibetan man named Drugkho self-immolated in Sichuan on December 8 in protest of China’s policies in Tibetan regions of China. According...
Pastor’s Wife Accused of Inciting Subversion
Pastor Wang Yi’s wife Jiang Rong, who is held under secret detention in an undisclosed location, has been accused of inciting subversion of state power days after authorities cracked...
Politics
Michael Kovrig Accused of Harming National Security
New reports suggest that Canadian Michael Kovrig is being held in Beijing on suspicion
Economy
Minitrue: Do Not Report on Arrest of Huawei CFO
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Minitrue: No Critique of Film Industry Tax Policy
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Sci-Tech
Will China’s Investments Reshape Africa’s Internet?
The following post is republished from the Power3.0 blog, with permission: The
Environment
Journalist Harassed While Covering Chemical Spill
In a rare account of police harassment of Chinese reporters, Caixin’s environmental
Human Rights
Translation: Investigating a Classmate’s Disappearance
Amid a crackdown on student and labor activism, dozens of students and graduates
Information Revolution
Beijing’s Evolving Global Media Influence
In a lengthy investigative piece for The Guardian, Louisa Lim and Julia Bergin
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
Guo Wengui, Steve Bannon Launch Investigation Fund
Billionaire fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui and President Donald Trump’s former
Taiwan
Taiwan’s DPP Electoral Losses a Win for Beijing
In what observers see as a win for China, Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen resigned
Translation
Minitrue: Control Reports on Zhejiang Gaokao Results
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
Evaluating China’s Influence in the U.S.
A 200-page report published by the Hoover Institute at Stanford University,
