New TV Rules Ban “Abnormal Sexual Behavior”

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 3, 2016

At the Hong Kong Free Press, Karen Cheung reports on wide-ranging new rules that will ban content...

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With Protests on the Rise, State Sector Facing Layoffs

by Sophie Beach | Mar 2, 2016

Amid an economic downturn and a plan to streamline the state-owned sector, the Chinese government...

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Environment in Focus at Top Political Meetings

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 2, 2016

Almost exactly two years after Premier Li Keqiang declared “war on pollution” in his...

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Newspaper Editor Fired Over Front Page Double Meaning

by Grace | Mar 2, 2016

An editor at the liberal Southern Metropolis Daily has been fired after the paper’s Shenzhen...

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Photo: Chinese Muslim, by Michał Huniewicz

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 2, 2016

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Tibetans Self-Immolate in India and China [Updated]

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 2, 2016

A Tibetan monk reportedly died after self-immolating on February 29 in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous...

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Political Meetings Watched for Clues on Party Unity & Next Leaders

by SW | Mar 2, 2016

This week sees the start of the annual “Two Sessions” of the advisory Chinese People’s...

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Photo: In Between, by Kunotoro

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 1, 2016

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How Xi Jinping is Bringing China’s Media to Heel

by Josh Rudolph | Mar 1, 2016

Last month saw signs that the steady tightening of media control under Xi Jinping’s...

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Social Media Purge Goes Far Beyond Ren Zhiqiang

by Anne Henochowicz | Mar 1, 2016

While the purge of liberal microblogger Ren Zhiqiang from Sina and Tencent Weibo services has made...

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In Interviews, Hong Kong Publishers “Confess”

by Sophie Beach | Feb 29, 2016

All five of the Hong Kong-Based publishers and booksellers who appeared in police detention in...

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Photo: Having a rest at 天都峰, by botterli

by SW | Feb 29, 2016

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Minitrue: Do Not Hype Jiang Zemin’s Broken Tablet [Updated]

by Anne Henochowicz | Feb 29, 2016

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Oscar Streams Canceled as Online Video Rules Tighten

by Grace | Feb 29, 2016

At The Hollywood Reporter, Patrick Brzeski reports that Chinese online streaming site iQiyi...

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Kuang Biao (邝飚): Ren Zhiqiang’s Struggle

by Anne Henochowicz | Feb 29, 2016

Retired real estate mogul and outspoken microblogger Ren Zhiqiang was officially silenced on the...

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