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Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook is Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at Freedom House.
She directs the China Media Bulletin, a monthly digest in English and Chinese providing news and analysis on media freedom developments related to China. Cook is also the author of several Asian country reports for Freedom House’s annual publications, as well as four special reports about China: Beijing’s Global Megaphone (2020), The Battle for China’s Spirit (2017), The Politburo’s Predicament (2015), and The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship (2013). Her comments and writings have appeared on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
Follow her on Twitter @Sarah_G_Cook.

May 18, 2022
China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns
By Sarah Cook

April 16, 2022
The CCP’s Ukraine War Propaganda
By Sarah Cook

February 22, 2022
Voices From China: What the CCP Doesn’t Want You to Hear
By Sarah Cook

November 16, 2021
China’s Content Manipulation Reaches New Frontiers
By Sarah Cook

October 12, 2021
On Internet Freedom, China and Taiwan Are Worlds Apart
By Sarah Cook and Allie Funk

June 29, 2021
Reading Between the Lines of the CCP’s Centennial Propaganda Blitz
By Sarah Cook

May 25, 2021
The Gutting of Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
By Sarah Cook

March 30, 2021
Beijing Is Getting Better at Disinformation on Global Social Media
By Sarah Cook

February 22, 2021
The Clubhouse Affair: A Stark Reminder of China’s Information Isolation
By Sarah Cook

January 27, 2021
Beijing’s Crackdown Runs Into Hong Kong’s Rule of Law
By Sarah Cook
