Translation: “We’re going backwards. We’ve put the car in reverse and we’re giving it gas.”
Since the lockdown in Shanghai began five weeks ago, numerous video and audio recordings about the suffering of people in Shanghai have circulated online, and many have been censored. “Voices of April,” a six-minute viral video...
Read MoreFurther Declines in Press Freedom for Hong Kong and China on World Press Freedom Day
To commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their annual World Press Freedom Index. It was no joyous occasion for China and Hong Kong, both of which registered among the lowest...
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No End in Sight to China’s Prolonged, Opaque, Extralegal Detentions
While millions of Shanghai residents are locked in their homes due to pandemic-prevention and quarantine measures, other Chinese citizens are held in government detention on trumped-up political charges. A series of recent cases...
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China’s Global Influence: New Reports Detail Influence, Dependencies, and Fluctuating Investments
A series of recent reports from think tanks in Europe, Taiwan, and the U.S. have highlighted the extent of China’s influence in other countries. Using a variety of metrics and case studies, the reports map malign influence,...
Read MoreChinese Social Media Giants Launch New Campaign Against “Historical Nihilism”
Several of China’s major social media companies have launched a campaign to clean up “historical nihilism” on their platforms. The push comes on the heels of an April 20 essay published in Study Times by the head of the...
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In Shanghai, The Jokes Are No Longer Funny
An essay tracing the evolution of Shanghai lockdown memes from giddy jests about Shanghai culture to gallows humor and gloomy meditations on the state of society was censored last week after going viral on Weibo. The essay,...
Read MoreHong Kong Human Rights Press Awards Canceled; Journalists Association Considers Disbanding
The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (HKFCC) has canceled its annual Human Rights Press Awards over fear of violating the National Security Law. HKFCC president Keith Richburg shared the news with members on Monday, two...
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China Ratifies ILO Treaties Ahead of UN Visit to Xinjiang
On Wednesday, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) voted to ratify two conventions on forced labor. The conventions were established by the International Labor Organization (ILO), which in February...
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