Hong Kong to Begin Politically Censoring Films
Hong Kong’s film censors have been instructed to begin censoring films on national security grounds, making the city’s vaunted film industry the latest victim of spreading political censorship under the Hong Kong...
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Editor Position: China Digital Times (CDT) is hiring an English editor. We are looking for an energetic, self-motivated person with writing experience and an avid interest in China. The position is remote but we prefer...
Read More2021 Journalism Awards: A China Reportage Reading List
CDT celebrates the award-winning reporting on China from this past year. It has been an exceptionally challenging year for foreign correspondents in China, amid expulsions, government intimidation and harassment, and the...
Read MoreTranslation: Gwyneth Ho on the Meaning of June Fourth to Hong Kong
Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam is one of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists charged with subversion under the National Security Law for running in a political primary last year. A former journalist for the BBC and local media outlet...
Read MoreIn Tibet, Party Cracks Down On Religion And Demands Gratitude
In Tibet, the Party is pushing a political education campaign to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the region’s annexation. This latest campaign comes amid a widespread “Sinicization” effort that critics claim has severely...
Read MoreTranslation: Two Families Shattered by a “Patriotic” Youth
This spring, while nationalist fervor to “support Xinjiang cotton” swelled online, voices in China calling to “support Xinjiang people”—fellow Chinese citizens targeted by China’s...
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Carrie Lam Claims Hong Kong’s Universities Infiltrated By “Foreign Forces”
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam claimed that Hong Kong universities have been “penetrated by foreign forces” after it was revealed an American academic study paid students to partake in a democracy rally in 2017. Hong Kong...
Read MoreChina Passes Anti-Sanctions Law, as Multinationals Worry About Getting Trapped in the Middle
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has passed an anti-sanctions law that provides legal basis for retaliation against individuals and businesses responsible for imposing foreign sanctions against...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Police Violence Against Student Protestors Sparks Anger
University students in Zhejiang clashed with police officers after kidnapping their principal in an attempt to block a merger with a technical college. Mass protests on college campuses are exceedingly rare in China. Although...
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U.S. Senate Passes Industrial Policy Bill to Compete with Beijing
The United States Senate has passed a landmark, bipartisan bill to dramatically increase government spending on technological development. The bill, known as the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, allocates $250 billion to...
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China Targets Uyghur Women in “Population Optimization” Drive
As the Chinese government campaigns to increase the national birth rate, evidence has shown that Uyghur women have faced restrictive—even nonconsensual—measures to lower birthrates amid a long-running campaign of repression in...
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