China Bans Cryptocurrency Transactions and Mining
On Friday, Chinese regulators announced a nationwide ban on cryptocurrency transactions and cryptocurrency mining. The culmination of a years-long crackdown, the move was meant to close loopholes in previous attempts to regulate...
Read More#MeToo Activist Huang Xueqin and Labor Activist Wang Jianbing Are Missing, Feared Detained
Friends of two Guangzhou-based activists who have been incommunicado since Sunday fear that they have been detained and may be facing prosecution. Prominent #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) had been planning to leave...
Read MoreHong Kong’s Expansive National Security Law Swallows Activists, Bail Requests, and M&Ms
Hong Kong authorities’ implementation of the National Security Law has been expanding in scope and strictness, with broader language used to describe alleged violations and harsh interpretations of individual cases. As civil...
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Translation: Blogger Huang Zhijie Returns After Six-month Disappearance
Huang Zhijie, the executive editor of Watching Media and a popular self-media blogger, has resurfaced after disappearing from social media for six months when one of his posts curried enough anonymous threats to himself and his...
Read MoreLithuania Urges Citizens to Ditch Chinese Smartphones Over Censorship, Data Security Concerns
This week, Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense urged its citizens to throw away popular Chinese 5G smartphones after it published a report slamming the devices for content censoring capabilities and improper data collection. The...
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World Bank Business Ranking Manipulated in China’s Favor
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...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Outrage Over “Sissy Boy” Ban is Censored on Weibo
Following a recent national edict requiring Chinese TV to be kept free from “sissy boys,” a sneering term for men with styles unbound by traditional conceptions of masculinity, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau...
Read MoreCivil Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping Tortured After Speaking Out About Past Torture
On September 14, imprisoned human rights defender Chang Weiping was able to meet with his defense lawyer at a detention center in Baoji city, Shaanxi, for the first time since he was detained and placed in “residential...
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“Shang-Chi” China Theatrical Release Stalls, Politics a Likely Factor
Marvel blockbuster “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has not yet been released in China, despite starring Hong Kong megastar Tony Leung and featuring extensive Mandarin dialogue. It is unclear why the movie has not...
Read MoreError 20021: Crowdsourced Report on the Varied Methods of Weibo Censorship
“20021” may look like a random string of numbers or a mangled date, but many Weibo users know it as a sign that they are being blocked from posting “sensitive” content. Telegram user @cybergraveyardcn (简中赛博坟场)...
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