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New Chinese Blockchain Regulations Raise Censorship Concerns
The Cyberspace Administration of China has released draft regulations—since translated by Asia Crypto Today—that would require blockchain users to register with their real names and government IDs. This move would effectively remove anonymity, a key premise of blockchain technology. This follows its blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017, and Chinese citizens’ censorship-evading moves to permanently enshrine a translation
China Continues to Boost Xi Thought, Stifle Others
The addition of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” to the Party and national constitutions last October and February triggered...
China Fiercely Defends Crackdown in Xinjiang
With international backlash growing over reports that as many as one million Muslims in Xinjiang have been forced into extralegal “re-education” camps, China...
Badiucao (巴丢草): Google CEO Defends China Plans
At the WIRED 25 Summit on Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai commented on the company’s plans, codenamed Project Dragonfly, to return to China with a new search engine. Its prospective...
“Our Career Direction is to Monitor Uyghurs”...
As evidence mounts of detention camps holding up to one million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, personal accounts of Han Chinese living in the region are rare. Hong Kong-based...
China-Africa Ties Strained as Trump Reveals Counter-offer...
Beijing continues to prioritize China-Africa ties, especially in investment, with Xi Jinping recently pledging another $60 billion in new projects at the triennial Forum on China-Africa...
Live-streamer Detained for “Insult” to National Anthem...
At Inkstone News, Mandy Zuo reports on the likely career-ending five-day detention of a young live-streaming star over a single line of China’s national anthem flippantly...
Politics
The History and Leaders Behind Xinjiang Policy
As many as one million Muslims are being held in extralegal political indoctrination
Economy
China’s Young Communists Pose New Challenge
Xi Jinping has vigorously promoted instilling more communist values in Chinese
Culture & the Arts
Celebrities Fail Social Responsibility Assessments
Famous Chinese actress and singer Fan Bingbing has been given a score of zero in
Sci-Tech
Company Touts AI-Powered Facial Recognition
“From a technical point of view, we still lag behind developed countries
Environment
Minitrue: Delete Article on Shouguang Suicide
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Human Rights
Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal to FT Editor
In an unprecedented move, Hong Kong has rejected the visa renewal application
Information Revolution
Journalists Reflect on the “Total Censorship Era”
On September 9, Hong Kong-based Initium Media published a lengthy article by
The Great Divide
Young #MeToo Activists Broaden Calls for Equality
In China, the #metoo movement against sexual harassment and rape had a slow start,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Bans Pro-independence Party
Hong Kong has banned the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) in
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 More Reports on African Swine Fever
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
Vatican and China Reach Deal on Appointing Bishops
The Vatican signed a landmark agreement with China on Saturday on the process
