Photo of the Day: Xinjiang China 2018 by sj liew (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
China Defends Xinjiang Camps Amid Pleas for Global Action
The Chinese government has issued a White Paper defending its policies in Xinjiang and the forced internment of up to 1.5 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. The government document provides the official version of the history of the region, allegedly demonstrating that “Xinjiang has long been an inseparable part of Chinese territory.” Reuters reports on the White Paper: Legal authorities have adopted a policy that “strikes the right balance between
New Book Examines “The Great Firewall of China”...
Last Friday saw the publication of “The Great Firewall of China: How to Build and Control an Alternative Version of the Internet” by CNN’s James Griffiths (previously...
Dalai Lama Says He Could Reincarnate in India
Since 2014, the aging Dalai Lama has repeatedly suggested that he could be the last incarnation in a centuries old spiritual tradition that until recent years also included...
Experts Renew Call for Probe Into Death of Cao Shunli...
On March 14, 2014, lawyer and rights activist Cao Shunli died after being denied medical treatment while in detention for participating in a sit-in outside of the Foreign Ministry...
At U.N., West Criticizes Xinjiang Crisis
Following reports of forced labor, political indoctrination, abuse, and deaths within Xinjiang’s internment camps, the U.S. co-hosted a U.N. Human Rights Council side event on...
Suspicion of Huawei, From 5G to Under the Sea
The security of national 5G mobile data networks has been a key battleground in the ongoing tensions between China and the United States. Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been caught...
Three Poems by Detained Uyghur Poet “Tarim”...
Scholar and poet Ablet Abdurishit Berqi is one of the 338 Uyghur intellectuals confirmed to be detained in a network of internment camps that are holding over one million Uyghurs and...
Politics
Translation: “He Deserves Respect”
The following interview with University of Haifa Professor Nimrod Baranovitch
Economy
Google Employees Fear China Project Continues
News last year of Google’s “Project Dragonfly,” a censorship-
Culture & the Arts
U.S. Continues Targeting Confucius Institutes
Waves of U.S. and international universities have closed down Chinese government-funded
Sci-Tech
Data Analysis Account Wiped Amid Twitter Crackdown
Over the past several months, dozens of Chinese Twitter users within China have
Environment
Photographer Lu Guang Disappears in Xinjiang
Award-winning photographer Lu Guang reportedly disappeared three weeks ago
Human Rights
Beijing Defends Policies as Tibetans Mark Anniversary
Protesters gathered around the world on Tibetan Uprising Day to commemorate
Information Revolution
CGTN’s Claims of Editorial Independence Questioned
Amid growing concerns over an expanding influence campaign being waged by Beijing
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
Minireview: 2018 in Censorship (Jan-Oct)
This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the
Taiwan
Sensitive Words: Video Game Easter Eggs Irk Censors
The inclusion of “easter eggs” referencing pejorative nicknames
Translation
Translation: a Han Tourist in Xinjiang
Amid an ongoing security crackdown in Xinjiang that has included the controversial
China & the World
China-NZ Ties Face Troubles Following Huawei Ban
At The New York Times, Charlotte Graham-McLay reports on concerns in New Zealand
