Olympic Athletes To Be Seen, Not Heard, Warns Beijing Organizing Committee
Olympians may face punishment for speech crimes if they criticize China while competing in Beijing, a member of the Beijing Organizing Committee warned in a press conference Tuesday. Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the...
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Cyberspace Administration of China Lists 500 Paeans to “Positive Energy”
An end-of-year listicle created by China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, is a time capsule of the Chinese Communist Party’s view on Chinese digital culture—what it wants people to read, watch, and...
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China Opens Great Firewall for Olympians, But Governments Recommend Leaving Phones At Home
Several national Olympic committees have warned their athletes about bringing personal phones and other electronic devices to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, citing fears of digital surveillance in China. Meanwhile, the...
Read MoreCAC Roundup: Recommendation Algorithm Regulations, Cybersecurity Review for Overseas Listings, and Fines for Weibo and Douban
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet regulator, is reshaping internet and AI governance. Following the Data Security Law and Personal Information and Protection Law which went into effect late...
Read MoreTranslation: A Literary Master Offers Anodyne Comfort to Xi’an
While the ongoing lockdown of Xi’an has thrust millions of people into health and food insecurity, online public outrage must contend with state media’s heart-warming stories of “noodles helping noodles.” Even Jia Pingwa, the...
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Sensitive Words: Top 10 Censored Terms of 2021
CDT Editor’s Note: As we enter 2022, CDT has compiled a special series of features for our readers, offering a look back at the people, events, controversies, memes and sensitive words that defined the past year. Some of this...
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Lockdowns Follow Omicron Infections in Tianjin, Henan
China’s National Health Commission reported 166 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Over 20 million people across northern China are in at-home lockdown due to outbreaks of the Delta and Omicron variants....
Read MoreChanges in Leadership Emphasize Antiterrorism Approach in Hong Kong
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...
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