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Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook is an independent researcher and author of the UnderReported China newsletter.
She previously served as the China research director at Freedom House, where she directed 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 X (formerly Twitter) @Sarah_G_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
December 10, 2020
5 Predictions for Beijing’s Assault on Internet Freedom in 2021
By Sarah Cook
November 09, 2020
Recent Wins and Defeats for the CCP’s Global Media Influence Campaign
By Sarah Cook
October 09, 2020
Behind Xi Jinping’s Steely Façade, a Leadership Crisis Is Smoldering in China
By Sarah Cook
July 13, 2020
Through Hong Kong, Beijing Channels Its Repression to the World
By Sarah Cook
June 18, 2020
China’s Media Influence Has Gone Global. So Has the Pushback.
By Sarah Cook
