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China censorship
China’s Foreign Ministry Defends the CCP’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment
By Charlotte Gao
China's government continues to forestall criticism at home and abroad.
Is China Hiding Information About Tibet's Jokhang Temple Fire?
By Charlotte Gao
China’s state media says that all cultural relics and the main building in Lhasa are intact, but many Tibetans doubt it.
The News China Didn’t Want Reported in 2017
By Sarah Cook
Leaked censorship directives hint at the regime’s priorities, but tighter controls have made them harder to obtain.
Google Stumbles Back to China
By Charlotte Gao
Google Maps and Google Translate have returned to China after the company withdrew from the Chinese market in 2010.
Chinese Man Gets 5-Plus Years in Prison for Selling VPNs
By Charlotte Gao
China’s internet crackdown hasn’t died down after the close of the 19th Party Congress.
China’s Media Market Competition
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Kecheng Fang.
Hong Kong Bookseller Released, But Still in Mainland China
By Charlotte Gao
Bookseller Gui Minhai had been kept in custody on the Chinese mainland for two years.
China's New Media Strategy: The Case of Liu Xiaobo
By Verna Yu
Instead of hushing up issues it finds embarrassing, China is now aggressively manipulating the public discourse.
China’s Newest Censorship Methods on Display
By Sarah Cook
A month riddled with perilous anniversaries offers a showcase for the Communist Party's upgraded internet controls.
China’s Propaganda Goes Viral
By Eugene K. Chow
China is changing its propaganda (and censorship) tactics for the social media age.
China Tightens Censorship: Farewell, Celebrity Gossip?
By DD Wu
China shuts down dozens of popular paparazzi social media accounts overnight.
Tiananmen Square Anniversary: A War of Memory and Oblivion
By DD Wu
While some people tried to commemorate June 4, the Chinese authorities updated censorship techniques.