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Minitrue: Promote the Following Reports on Hong Kong
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Websites and new media in all regions: gather Xinwen Lianbo’s seven recent reports involving Hong Kong into a special topic, titled: “Important! Xinwen Lianbo reports focus on Hong Kong.” Uniformly promote this special topic with pop-up alerts following this standard language:
Translation: Hong Kong and the “Modern Aphasia” of Chinese Patriots...
Clashes over pro-Hong Kong democracy movement rallies at university campuses across Australia and New Zealand have raised free speech concerns from lawmakers and academics in...
Counterprotests, State Media Push Beijing’s Line on HK...
Ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong against now-suspended extradition rules and aggressive policing of earlier protests have sparked additional rallies by Hong Kongers and foreign...
Anger, Introspection Follow Assaults by HK Protesters...
In separate incidents on Tuesday, the fifth day of a sit-in that had paralyzed Hong Kong airport, two mainland Chinese men were detained and beaten by protesters. Anger at increasingly...
Free Speech Over HK Protests Stifled Abroad
At The Washington Post, A. Odysseus Patrick and Emanuel Stoakes look at how the evolving political crisis in Hong Kong has become a major flash point on university campuses in Australia...
HK Airport Closed Amid Police Violence Protests
As protests against a proposed, and now postponed, extradition law entered their third month in Hong Kong, authorities on Monday effectively shut down the city’s airport,...
Foxconn Forced Interns to Work Overtime
At The Guardian, Gethin Chamberlain reports that documents leaked to U.S.-based China Labor Watch show that hundreds of teenagers, some as young as 16, have been illegally working...
Politics
Chinese Filmmakers Barred from Golden Horse Awards
The Chinese Film Association has barred mainland actors and directors from participating
Economy
Minitrue: Delete Article on Suicide of Bank President
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
Culture & the Arts
Confucius Institutes in Australia Face Probe
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Fergus Hunter reports that four Australian
Sci-Tech
Thousands in Wuhan Protest Against Waste Incineration
Zhuang Pinghui at Inkstone News reports that thousands of residents in Wuhan’s
Environment
Beijing Retools BRI as Europe Draws Closer
Beijing is currently holding a forum for its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which
Human Rights
Internet Publisher Huang Qi Sentenced to 12 Years
Huang Qi, who became known as China’s first cyber dissident after his first
Information Revolution
Sensitive Words: “Let’s Go Hong Kong!”
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search
The Great Divide
Translation: “What’s the Point of Further Discussion?”
As Beijing and Washington continue ratcheting up their rhetoric while keeping
Hong Kong
HK Protesters Clash With Police in Attack Backlash
This weekend, Hong Kong saw fierce clashes between protesters and police, who
Taiwan
Beijing’s Dilemma Over Hong Kong Protests
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is facing calls to step down over her handling
Translation
Minitrue: Delete Beijing Youth Daily Front Page on Li Peng
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
China & the World
China Losing Public Relations Battle With U.S.?
Chinese authorities have maintained strict control over the domestic narrative
