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College Rejection Threat Highlights Social Credit Blacklists
The future development of China’s emerging Social Credit System has been the subject of much speculation, but has already had tangible consequences for millions of people blacklisted from spending on luxury goods, travel, and education. Notable past cases include those of journalist Liu Hu, lawyer Li Xialin, and tech mogul Jia Yueting. At Buzzfeed, Megha Rajagopalan and William Yang describe another recent case of social credit blacklisting that grabbed widespread
Phrase of the Week: Hard Times Subdue the Party
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...
Online Reactions to Cuba’s Constitutional Reforms
On July 15, socialist country Cuba announced revisions to its Soviet-era constitution. Its chief reforms include officially recognizing private property and creating a prime...
Amid Economic Uncertainty, Beijing Silences Critics...
Under President Xi, censorship has expanded in scope and is increasingly impacting areas such as academia and topics such as economics. This month, a British academic from the...
Xinjiang Surveillance Expands to Non-Uyghur Muslims...
Over the last year, there have been an increasing number of reports detailing the proliferation of re-education camps and the rise of a totalitarian police state in the Xinjiang region....
Chinese Pressure On Liu Xiaobo Death Anniversary
This week brought both the first anniversary of the death of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, and the sudden release from house arrest of his widow, Liu Xia. If the latter was in part...
Human Rights, Political Control Hit PRC Soft Power
According to a yearly survey published by the consultancy Portland and the University of Southern California, China now ranks 27th in the world for soft power, falling two places...
Politics
Liberal Think-tank Unirule Evicted From Beijing Offices
On Tuesday, one of China’s last remaining liberal think-tanks, Unirule,
Economy
Minitrue: On U.S.-China Trade Tensions
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Details Emerge About Xinjiang Reeducation Camp System
New reports, based on interviews with former detainees and data collected from
Sci-Tech
Facebook Under Fire for Data-sharing Agreements
With the Cambridge Analytica scandal still fresh in the public consciousness,
Environment
Government Provides Outline of Major Restructuring Plan
A new proposal put before the National People’s Congress realigns the
Human Rights
Police Break Up Veterans’ Protest for Welfare Rights
PLA veterans have staged demonstrations against paltry pensions and inadequate
Information Revolution
Minitrue: Do Not Report on PKU Open Letter
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
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
Minitrue: July 1 Anniversaries, Shanghai School Attack
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Taiwan
U.S. Unveils New “De Facto Embassy” in Taiwan
With the world’s eyes focused on Singapore—where U.S. President Donald
Translation
Translation: Propaganda in Urumqi Amid Crackdown
An ongoing terror crackdown in Xinjiang, launched in May 2014 in response
China & the World
China to Increase Military Role in Africa
China launched its first overseas military base in 2017 with the establishment
