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China censorship
China’s Long, Hot Summer of Censorship
By Sarah Cook
June has been a terrible month for internet freedom in China. July may be even worse.
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What China Is Saying About the Hong Kong Protests
June 14, 2019
What China Is Saying About the Hong Kong Protests
In the upside-down world of Chinese state media, the extradition bill is actually supported by most Hong Kongers.
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What China Is Saying About the Hong Kong Protests
The Remarkable Survival of Free Thought and Activism in China
May 23, 2019
The Remarkable Survival of Free Thought and Activism in China
The regime’s repressive efforts are increasing, but they are also failing in important ways.
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The Remarkable Survival of Free Thought and Activism in China
China’s GMO Paradox
May 21, 2019
China’s GMO Paradox
For all its power, the Chinese government can’t get people to trust genetically modified crops.
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China’s GMO Paradox
Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
March 26, 2019
Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
The Chinese social media giant is a growing global force, and it does the bidding of the Communist Party.
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Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
How ‘Three Billboards’ Inspired China’s Gay Rights Activists
February 13, 2019
How ‘Three Billboards’ Inspired China’s Gay Rights Activists
Trucks painted with slogans – mobile billboards – are the center of a campaign against homosexual conversion therapy.
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How ‘Three Billboards’ Inspired China’s Gay Rights Activists
China Slams George Soros for Calling Xi Jinping ‘Most Dangerous Opponent of Open Societies’
January 26, 2019
China Slams George Soros for Calling Xi Jinping ‘Most Dangerous Opponent of Open Societies’
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, billionaire George Soros says China is a “mortal threat to open societies.”
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China Slams George Soros for Calling Xi Jinping ‘Most Dangerous Opponent of Open Societies’
China Detains Australian Writer on National Security Charge
January 25, 2019
China Detains Australian Writer on National Security Charge
The detained Yang Hengjun is a novelist and a prolific online commentator, who often addressed sensitive political issues.
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China Detains Australian Writer on National Security Charge
Ahead of Tiananmen Incident Anniversary, China Launches a New Round of Internet Crackdown
January 04, 2019
Ahead of Tiananmen Incident Anniversary, China Launches a New Round of Internet Crackdown
The operation will last for six months -- until the 30th anniversary of the June Fourth Incident has passed.
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Ahead of Tiananmen Incident Anniversary, China Launches a New Round of Internet Crackdown
China’s Crisis of Overconfidence
December 18, 2018
China’s Crisis of Overconfidence
A culture of inflated praise rapidly becomes corrosive, as China knows only too well from its own history.
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China’s Crisis of Overconfidence
Beijing Bars Independent Intellectuals From Attending Harvard Events on China’s Reform and Opening
November 07, 2018
Beijing Bars Independent Intellectuals From Attending Harvard Events on China’s Reform and Opening
While Chinese leaders vow to deepen reform and opening-up, the Chinese government seems to be doing the opposite.
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Beijing Bars Independent Intellectuals From Attending Harvard Events on China’s Reform and Opening
Red Scarves and Iowa Newspapers: China’s Propaganda in Action
October 05, 2018
Red Scarves and Iowa Newspapers: China’s Propaganda in Action
Chinese domestic media mechanisms falter in the international arena.
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Red Scarves and Iowa Newspapers: China’s Propaganda in Action
How China Sidelines NGOs
September 28, 2018
How China Sidelines NGOs
NGOs were essential in helping expand protections for domestic violence victims, but now their contributions are being limited.
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How China Sidelines NGOs
Foreign Companies Should Give up Their China Fantasy
August 24, 2018
Foreign Companies Should Give up Their China Fantasy
China is now attempting to force foreign companies to accept its own ideology.
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Foreign Companies Should Give up Their China Fantasy
Can China Fix Its Propaganda Problem?
August 10, 2018
Can China Fix Its Propaganda Problem?
As long as China’s “iron fist” policy and fierce censorship continue, propaganda cannot help China's image.
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Can China Fix Its Propaganda Problem?
Google's China Plans: Backtrack and Backlash
August 08, 2018
Google's China Plans: Backtrack and Backlash
Is Google going to give China a censored search engine?
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Google's China Plans: Backtrack and Backlash
CCP Wants to Enhance ‘Patriotism’ Among China's Intellectuals
August 06, 2018
CCP Wants to Enhance ‘Patriotism’ Among China's Intellectuals
Amid tensions at home and abroad, an increasing number of Chinese intellectuals are raising independent voices.
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CCP Wants to Enhance ‘Patriotism’ Among China's Intellectuals
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Sebastien Peyrouse on the EU's New Central Asia Strategy
July 16, 2019
Sebastien Peyrouse on the EU's New Central Asia Strategy
What are Europe’s main interests in Central Asia and how does the EU plan to pursue them?
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