CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Two new blows against Chinese network equipment giant Huawei landed this week, in the form of additional U.S. legal charges and reports of “smoking gun” evidence that the company’s products constitute a serious...
While Washington’s unprecedented attempt to use US law in confronting Beijing about...
Imax Corporation is engaged in a dispute in China after a former Imax engineer allegedly stole...
Silicon Valley’s Tesla Motors has landed 300 early orders of its Model S sedans in Hong Kong...
As the Chinese government announces that it has drafted a new regulation to improve the nation's reading habits, netizens and the media are trying to figure out what makes Chinese people reluctant to read. Lilian Lin at The...
While he’s “opposed to counterfeiting in all forms,” author Yu Hua claims that he can live with the piracy of his books if it means they end up in the hands of China’s poor. From his guest column in...
At his Senate confirmation hearings, John Kerry, who is expected to be confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State, outlined his expectations for the U.S.-China relationship, acknowledging that while problems persist, he hopes to see...
The imbroglio between Apple and Proview in China has been settled with an agreement fee of $60 million, which The Wall Street Journal calls “far short of the as much as $2 billion that a Proview arm had asked for in a U.S....
British inventor James Dyson has accused the Chinese government of failing to stop copycat...
Cutting edge aviation technology was passed on to China in a deal between GE and the state owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China. The new technology will allow a plane to take off and land regardless of weather...
After a State Council meeting yesterday, it was announced that a national office will be established to oversee the ongoing campaign against the counterfeiting of goods. Xinhua reports: A national office will be established to...
Some have attributed the success of Apple in China to the difficulty in pirating their products, which makes them all the more desirable among Chinese consumers. Yet diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks show that Apple has...
An Apple Store in Kunming, Yunnan got international attention when an expatriate blogger became suspicious when three Apple Stores suddenly opened in her neighborhood. After a bit of investigation, it was confirmed that the...
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, has long been criticized for allowing illegal downloads of copyrighted music. Now the company has forged a deal with three of the world’s largest music companies to legally allow...
The New York Times describes problems facing Chinese search giant Baidu, including its changing relationship with the authorities following Google’s withdrawal. The company has gained a reputation in the West for censoring...
China’s Vice Minister of Commerce claims that, following a nine-month crackdown, the country’s piracy problem has been largely resolved. American officials disagree. From Reuters: Marking the end of a nine-month...
At China Real Time Report, Stanley Lubman examines the “critical disconnect” between China’s national and local governments, its historical roots, and its consequences in areas from food safety to intellectual...
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