October 3, 2017 11:40 AM
Law
Pre-Congress Pressure Mounts on Tech Firms, Users
At this year’s Two Sessions legislative and political advisory meetings in Beijing in February, delegate Luo Fuhe issued a striking public call for relaxation of China’s notoriously tight internet controls. Instead, 2017 has seen only further constriction, including the passage of a new cybersecurity law, a sustained crackdown on the VPNs used to circumvent controls, an expansion of real name registration requirements, and the recent introduction of rules ...October 3, 2017 8:42 PM
The Chilling Effect of Lee Ming-che’s Trial
Last month, Taiwanese activist and NGO worker Lee Ming-che was tried on charges of subversion after being detained in March while entering China. ...
Translation: Online Group Rules No Joking Matter
CDT has long celebrated irreverent online humor in China, commissioning and publishing cartoons, translating thousands of comments, and compiling ...
September 26, 2017 10:12 PM
Rights Lawyers Hit by New Wave of Intimidation
Two years into the escalated crackdown on rights lawyers that began on "Black Friday" in July 2015, Human Rights Watch highlights a ...
September 22, 2017 11:00 PM
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