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Translation: Peking University Student Investigates Classmate’s Disappearance
Amid a crackdown on student and labor activism, dozens of students and graduates of elite Chinese universities have since August “been disappeared,” some violently “kidnapped” from public university campuses. Many of those detained in August and November roundups were Marxist activists–like Yue Xin and Sun Min, both Peking University graduates–who had been actively supporting Jasic workers in their quest to establish an
Minitrue: No Critique of Film Industry Tax Policy
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...
Minitrue: Delete Li Keqiang’s AIDS Prevention Comments...
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...
Georgia’s China Dream: CEFC in the Caucasus
The following article is reposted from Project Sinopsis, with permission: Georgia’s China Dream: CEFC’s last stand in the Caucasus by Tinatin Khidasheli and Sinopsis The...
Minitrue: No Hyping Xi-Trump Meeting at G20
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...
Minitrue: Control News on CRISPR Babies
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...
Minitrue: No Speculation on Zhangjiakou Explosion
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...
Politics
Minitrue: No Reports on Golden Horse Award Films
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Economy
Minitrue: Do Not Report Black Lung Protests
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Photographer Lu Guang Disappears in Xinjiang
Award-winning photographer Lu Guang reportedly disappeared three weeks ago
Sci-Tech
White Paper Outlines Potential Uses of AI
At China’s recently held fifth annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen,
Environment
Journalist Harassed While Covering Chemical Spill
In a rare account of police harassment of Chinese reporters, Caixin’s environmental
Human Rights
Translation: Student Violently Beaten on PKU Campus
Between November 9 and 11, over a dozen student and labor activists, many of them
Information Revolution
Translation: Big Brother Is Watching Big Brother
A nationwide “early warning system” is collecting data on government
The Great Divide
How Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted
Hong Kong
Free Expression in Hong Kong Faces New Threats
At The New York Times, Austin Ramzy and Amy Qin report on growing concerns that
Taiwan
China Urges U.S. to Cancel Arms Sales to Taiwan
The Pentagon is poised to make a $330 million arms sale to Taiwan, which Beijing
Translation
Minitrue: No Reporting on Veteran “Mass Incidents”
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
Xinjiang Camps Scrutinized at U.N. Rights Review
In Geneva on Tuesday, China faced its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on
