A Weibo user who works as a computer programmer in Chengde, Hebei province, has reported that he was fined and had three years of income confiscated by the local public security bureau for using a virtual private network (VPN)...
In recent weeks, Chinese authorities have raided foreign firms, imposed exit bans, restricted databases, and expanded an espionage law. Together, these measures point to the government’s growing assertiveness in controlling...
Evidence of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang has significantly increased over the past five years. As documented by researchers and human rights groups, the Chinese government has subjected...
An independent investigation released by the law firm WilmerHale on September 16 found that high ranking staff members at the World Bank rigged data in the 2018 and 2020 editions of its flagship “Doing Business” report in order...
On Chinese social media, outrage at Western clothing brands that expressed concern about forced labor in Xinjiang continued into its second day on Thursday. Throngs of influential figures have joined in the “Support...
As the ongoing controversy with the NBA over a team general manager’s tweet in support of Hong Kong has laid bare, foreign corporations and other entities operating in China face an increasingly erratic environment, where...
As protests against a proposed extradition law and the subsequent official response continue to...
Nike has stopped selling a line of limited-edition sneakers in China after its designer’s...
In recent months, Chinese tech workers have used the Microsoft-owned codesharing platform GitHub...
At Foreign Policy this week, Securing Democracy’s Lindsay Gorman and Matt Schrader described...
In August The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher revealed that Google had been working in secret on...
On Tuesday, the Washington Post’s editorial board responded to the latest flurry of...
At the WIRED 25 Summit on Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai commented on the company’s plans,...
A backlash has mounted in recent weeks following leaked news that Google has been preparing search...
Four major U.S. airline companies were today expected to change their designation of Taiwan on...
Weeks after the Dominican Republic switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China,...
On April 25, a letter from the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority to 36 foreign airlines called for...
A string of reports this week have described foreign businesses’ preparations for and...
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