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U.S. Orders Key State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States Justice Department in recent weeks ordered two Chinese state-run media organizations to register as foreign agents under an 80-year-old law. The two outlets, Xinhua News Agency and China Global Television Network (CGTN, formerly CCTV-9 and CCTV News), are China’s biggest state-run media organizations. Kate O’Keeffe and Aruna Viswanatha report, providing political context on the DOJ’s order
Word of the Week: Cut Chives
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of...
How Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted growing attention, from DNA collection and AI-enhanced video and audio surveillance with face...
Xinjiang Human Rights Crisis Draws Global Condemnation...
The Chinese government’s continued denial of the purpose of extralegal re-education camps that are reportedly holding up to one million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang...
Vatican to Sign Deal with China Amid Crackdown
The Chinese government has intensified its crackdown on religion as President Xi Jinping seeks to instil party loyalty above all else. The forced closure of Beijing’s Zion...
New iPhones, Google Plans Could Track Chinese Users...
The ability to persistently link people’s identities and activities is a core theme of China’s raft of developing surveillance and population management schemes. It has arisen...
Celebrities Fail Social Responsibility Assessments
Famous Chinese actress and singer Fan Bingbing has been given a score of zero in a ranking of celebrities’ social responsibility jointly conducted by academics at the Beijing...
Politics
New Reports Add Detail to Xinjiang Camp Allegations
Several new detailed reports on extralegal detention centers in Xinjiang have
Economy
Minitrue: Delete Article on Shouguang Suicide
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Ai Weiwei’s Beijing Studio Razed by Authorities
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei posted videos on Instagram showing Chinese authorities
Sci-Tech
Anger Grows over Google’s China Plans
Following a leak that revealed plans by Google to reenter China with a censored
Environment
Government Provides Outline of Major Restructuring Plan
A new proposal put before the National People’s Congress realigns the
Human Rights
China Continues Crackdown on House Churches
Officials in Beijing have shut down Zion church, one of the city’s largest
Information Revolution
China Confirms Blocking of ABC Website
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s news website and mobile apps
The Great Divide
A Decade Later, Wenchuan Parents Still Seek Answers
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan
Hong Kong
Beijing and HK Officials Slam Pro-Independence Speech
Andy Chan Ho-tin—a Hong Kong independence advocate and convener of the pro-independence
Taiwan
El Salvador Severs Ties with Taiwan
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen made a brief transit in the United States over
Translation
Translation: The Birth Story of an Illegal Child
In 2015, the Chinese government officially reformed its infamous one-child
China & the World
Jichang Lulu, Martin Hála: New Comintern for New Era
As part of their continued investigations into Chinese government influence
