May 16, 2019
Law
Netizen Voices: Creditizing “Uncivilized” Behavior
Xinhua last week reported on a new regulatory document from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport suggesting that serially rude public transit passengers in the city may soon pay for their behavior with their social credit score. The regulations went into effect this week, and have been translated in full by Jeremy Daum at China Law Translate, who has challenged both this specific and previous, wider reports about the application of social credit scoring. Passengers ...May 20, 2019
Two Canadians Arrested on State Secrets Charges
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been formally charged with “gathering state secrets” and “stealing and ...
Minds Unfettered and the Rival Spirits of May Fourth
Last week brought the 100th anniversary of the start of the May Fourth movement, a pivotal moment in China’s post-imperial history triggered ...
May 12, 2019
UK Investigates CGTN Over Forced Confessions
The U.K.’s media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into China Global Television Network (CGTN), the overseas arm of China’s ...
May 9, 2019
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- American Sentenced to Death with Reprieve in China
- Tens of Thousands Protest New Extradition Rules in HK...
- Safeguard or Shackle? Public Views on Surveillance
- HK Protest Leaders Found Guilty
- PRC Officials Harass Critics Outside China
- “Terror Capitalism” and a “Virtual Cage” in Xinjiang...
- Rights Lawyer Barred From Flying to U.S.
- Social Credit: Point-scoring and Popularity
- Grip Tightens on China’s Entertainment Industries...
- Scholars React to Xi Critic’s Tsinghua Suspension...
- Former Cyberczar Sentenced to 14 Years for Corruption...
- Tsinghua University Removes Xi Critic Xu Zhangrun
- Andréa Worden: The CCP at the UN
- At U.N., West Criticizes Xinjiang Crisis
- Wife Calls for Released Lawyer’s Freedom to Travel...
- Huawei and the Law, in U.S. and China
- Canadians Accused of Spying as Meng Sues Ottawa
