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Untitled (Zhaoxing, Guizhou), by Francoise Gaujour (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Ongoing Deletion of Investigative Reports on Corpse-Trafficking Scandal
The Chinese public has been transfixed and outraged by news of a decade-long scheme involving the theft and illegal sale of thousands of corpses for use as bone-graft raw material in dental procedures. A document leaked last...
Read MoreKiribati Elections Renew Debate Over China’s Influence in the Pacific
On Thursday, Kiribati’s Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs released the initial results of the Pacific island nation’s first-round parliamentary elections. For the citizens of Kiribati, the election hinged mostly on issues...
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Delicate balancing, by guineapig33 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreChina Warily Observes Bangladesh Political Transition
Political turmoil in Bangladesh reached a climax this month as a student-led protest movement ousted Sheikh Hasina from her 15-year tenure as prime minister. The movement began with peaceful protests against a quota system for...
Read MoreChina’s Spy Agency Warns Students Against Anti-China Rhetoric In College Application Essays
China’s Ministry of State Security has issued a warning to students seeking to study abroad: don’t cast yourself as a regime opponent in your college application essay. An article shared by the WeChat account of the Ministry of...
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Photo: Bei Hai park sunset, Beijing, China, by cattan2011
Bei Hai park sunset, Beijing, China, by cattan2011 (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreChina Expands Tactics to Bolster Territorial Claims, Rivals Follow Suit
While territorial disputes have long played a role in Chinese economic and foreign policy, China’s growing resources have allowed it to adopt more ambitious and expansive tactics in asserting its territorial claims. However, as...
Read MoreMass Censorship of National Corpse Trafficking Scandal
The reported theft and illegal sale of thousands of human corpses for use as raw material in bone graft procedures has shocked the Chinese public and sparked a breathtaking wave of censorship online. Last Thursday, a Beijing...
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Shamian Island, by belfast16 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreCritics of China’s Proposed National Internet ID System Hit With Online Bans, Censorship, Harassment
In the two weeks since the Ministry of Public Security and the Cyberspace Administration of China published a draft law proposing an ostensibly voluntary national Internet ID program and opened it up for public comment, there...
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Noise cancelling, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreHu Xijin Banned From Weibo for Comments on Private Economy
Hu Xijin has seemingly been banned from posting to Chinese social media platforms. Hu, formerly the editor-in-chief of the nationalist tabloid Global Times, appears to have run into trouble for “misconstruing” the...
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Photo: The Red Land 紅土地之行, by JiKang Lee
The Red Land 紅土地之行, by JiKang Lee (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreGlowing Post-Third Plenum Ministerial Press Conferences Met With Online Skepticism, Comment Filtering
For the past several months, China’s State Council Information Office has been hosting a series of press conferences intended to showcase the accomplishments of various government ministries and provincial-level...
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