The full report can be read in PDF form here. Below is a brief introduction. A CDT investigation details the efforts of police and other departments across China to utilize geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance and...
The wife of a prominent former Chinese bookseller is being prevented from leaving China until her husband returns to the country to answer questions about his alleged political writings. Yu Miao ran Shanghai’s famed liberal...
On Monday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she would not seek reelection, marking an end to her tumultuous tenure as the leader of Hong Kong. The election of the next Chief Executive was rescheduled from...
Recent leadership changes in China’s peripheral regions signal the government’s continuing focus on an aggressive, heavily securitized approach to stability maintenance. The newest CCP cadre inserted into a prominent role is...
As the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, China continues to adhere to a stringent “zero-COVID” policy, long after many other nations (including Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand) have abandoned their...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Cyberspace Administration: Hello everyone, below you will find a summary of the expanded security and...
The New York Times’ Chris Buckley reports on a new campaign against corruption and disloyalty in China’s public security machinery: Officials in China’s law-and-order apparatus have been ordered to “drive the blade...
On June 30, hours after Xi Jinping signed Hong Kong’s national security law in Beijing, authorities in the territory hastily implemented the controversial legislation. A chill descended on the city as observers across the...
Chinese state media reported last week that Beijing’s subway system will soon use facial recognition technology to classify and divide passengers into groups for different security screenings. The news was announced at the end...
Facing growing international condemnation, Beijing has shifted from outright denial of its...
Dangerous levels of pollution in and around Chengdu, Sichuan earlier this month inspired denizens...
On November 10, the international law enforcement organization Interpol announced the election of...
Responding to an increase in violent incidents in Xinjiang and elsewhere in China, authorities...
Former Beijing police chief Fu Zhenghua rose swiftly up the ranks of China’s security...
Hangzhou is already deep into preparations for the G20 Summit in September, the first to be hosted...
Bloomberg News confirms that former Beijing police chief Fu Zhenghua will lead an investigation...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
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