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Minitrue: Share the Following Articles on China-U.S. Relations
The following propaganda instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Dengfeng City Network Information Office: Urgent Notice: All personnel take immediate action to share the following articles via WeChat and Weibo. The deadline is 3:30 pm. This forwarding and commenting task is to be included in the year-end assessment. Please actively share, provide commentary, and forward the screenshot to your groups. (October
Bloomberg Story Under Fire; Supply Chain Fears Remain...
Late last week, Bloomberg’s Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley published stunning claims that computer servers at nearly 30 American companies including Apple and Amazon...
Interpol’s Meng Hongwei ‘Under Investigation’...
New Law Aims to Justify Xinjiang Camps
After repeatedly denying the existence and true purpose of Xinjiang’s re-education camps despite mounting evidence and global condemnation, the Chinese government has now...
Company Touts AI-Powered Facial Recognition
“From a technical point of view, we still lag behind developed countries such as the United States [on artificial intelligence quality]. But in some areas, such as speech recognition,...
Journalists Reflect on the “Total Censorship Era”...
On September 9, Hong Kong-based Initium Media published a lengthy article by freelancer Jiang Yannan which included several oral accounts from journalists and media employees...
Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal to FT Editor
In an unprecedented move, Hong Kong has rejected the visa renewal application of a foreign correspondent, Financial Times’ Asia news editor and Foreign Correspondents’ Club...
Politics
Missing Interpol President Reported Detained in China
French authorities are investigating the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the
Economy
Minitrue: Do Not Report Hotelier’s Death by Torture
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
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
How Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted
Environment
Minitrue: Delete Article on Shouguang Suicide
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Human Rights
#MeToo & How Gentleness Can Change the World
In late July, as the #MeToo movement was gaining momentum in China after a slow
Information Revolution
UK-Based CCTV Reporter Accused of Assault Released
Kong Linlin, a London-based reporter with Chinese state broadcaster’s
The Great Divide
Person of the Week: Yue Xin
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Bans Pro-independence Party
Hong Kong has banned the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) in
Taiwan
El Salvador Severs Ties with Taiwan
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen made a brief transit in the United States over
Translation
Minitrue: Strengthen Control on Shouguang Floods
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
