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Xi Study App Highlights Party Influence Over and Through Tech
Chinese tech companies’ ties with Party and state authorities are coming under increasingly close scrutiny as, in the recent words of the Center for a New American Security’s Ashley Feng, the lines between them are "dangerously blurred [by] Chinese domestic laws and administrative guidelines, as well as unspoken regulations and internal party committees." Faced with criminal charges against his company in the U.S. and a multi-front battle to
Former Military Chief Sentenced for Corruption
A military court has sentenced Fang Fenghui, former chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission–China’s central military command–to...
Filmmakers Cut Ai Weiwei Over Political Fears
Just following news that a film by Zhang Yimou about the Cultural Revolution was excluded from the Berlin Film Festival, possibly at the behest of Chinese censors, another movie,...
Mao Secretary Turned Critic Li Rui Dies at 101
Li Rui, a former personal secretary to Mao Zedong turned fierce critic of the authoritarian leader and his successors, died on Saturday in Beijing at age 101 from cancer-related organ...
China-NZ Ties Face Troubles Following Huawei Ban
At The New York Times, Charlotte Graham-McLay reports on concerns in New Zealand that relations are fraying with its close ally and top trading partner China, who New Zealand relies...
University Protests Raise CCP Influence Concerns
This week Uyghur activist Rukiye Turdush gave a presentation at Ontario’s McMaster University about the current conditions in Xinjiang, where more than one million Uyghurs...
Cultural Revolution-era Film Pulled From Berlinale
Celebrated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s newest film, “One Second,” has been pulled from the 69th Berlinale film festival days before it was set to premiere...
Politics
Indian, Russian Net Controls Spark China Comparisons
Last Saturday, The Wall Street Journal’s Josh Chin examined the emergence
Economy
US-China Tech Rivalry Creating ‘Splinternet’
Last year, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned of “a bifurcation into a Chinese-led
Culture & the Arts
‘Reeducating’ Muslims: How Did the PRC Come to This?
Although the Chinese government has long carried out repressive policies against
Sci-Tech
EU Delegation Visits Xinjiang as Abuses Continue
Amid ongoing reports of forced labor, abuse, and even death within Xinjiang’s
Environment
Journalist Harassed While Covering Chemical Spill
In a rare account of police harassment of Chinese reporters, Caixin’s environmental
Human Rights
Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Sentenced to 4.5 Years
A court in Tianjin announced on Monday that prominent human rights lawyer Wang
Information Revolution
Beijing’s Global Media Drive a “Threat for Democracies”
Beijing has long been known to tightly control the domestic media narrative,
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
China’s 1MDB Bailout Offer Raises BRI Concerns
The Wall Street Journal has discovered that in 2016, China offered Malaysia bailouts
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
Translation: Zhang Qianfan on Academic Censorship
Xi Jinping has long put focus on ideological work in China’s universities
China & the World
Australia Denies Passport to Chinese Businessman
As part of its ongoing campaign against Chinese influence in the country, the
