China Censors Academic Research, Spreads Disinformation About COVID
by Sophie Beach | Apr 13, 2020
Since the novel coronavirus first erupted in Wuhan in December and then spread around the world, the Chinese government has worked hard to control the narrative, by punishing doctors and others who first shared information about...
Read MoreTranslation: Narrative Account by a Wuhan Funeral Worker
by Sophie Beach | Apr 10, 2020
Wuhan, the epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic, has in recent days lifted its ten-week lockdown, allowing residents to leave their homes and travel outside the city, and some businesses to reopen. Raymond Zhong and Vivian...
Read MoreTaiwan’s COVID-19 Success Highlights Global Risks of Diplomatic Isolation
by Josh Rudolph | Apr 9, 2020
As countries across the globe continue struggling to flatten their domestic epidemic curves, Beijing has sought to cast itself as a victor against COVID-19, and hence a natural leader in global pandemic efforts–a hard sell...
Read MoreTycoon Ren Zhiqiang Under Investigation After Attack on Epidemic Handling
by SW | Apr 9, 2020
Outspoken property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang went missing nearly four weeks ago, soon after the online circulation of an essay attributed to him which sharply attacked the official handling of the COVID-19 epidemic and especially the...
Read MoreLawyer Wang Quanzhang Moved from Prison into New Isolation
by SW | Apr 7, 2020
Rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was released from prison in Shandong on Sunday, but is still being kept under closely guarded isolation. Authorities have presented this as a standard measure against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...
Read MoreFrom Narrative Consent to Narrative Warfare: China’s COVID-19 Messaging
by Sophie Beach | Apr 6, 2020
From Narrative Consent to Narrative Warfare: China’s COVID-19 Messaging By Lukas Mejia and Marine Ragnet An official press release by the Chinese embassy in France recently stated that Chinese methods for containing the...
Read MoreChina Joins in Global Hacking Spike Amid Pandemic
by SW | Apr 2, 2020
Last week, U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye published a report on "one of the broadest campaigns by a Chinese cyber espionage actor we have observed in recent years," identifying its alleged perpetrator...
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