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China online censorship
With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat
By Yaqiu Wang
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
Censorship Is No Solution to China’s Public Safety Problem
By Yaqiu Wang
Information about a recent spate of knife attacks has been suppressed, leading to anger and speculation.
How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship
By Larry Mullin
China’s infamous Great Firewall cracked amid late November’s protests – the exact thing the censorship apparatus was designed to prevent.
China’s Nationalist Cancel Culture
By Bingqing Yang
In China, celebrities can be blacklisted in the span of days – or even hours – for perceived offenses against national dignity.
Ghost in the Machine: A Faceless, Famous Chinese Blogger Goes Silent
By Jesse Turland
An anonymous Chinese tech and political blogger called “Program-Think” stopped posting in May, and rumors are swirling as to why.
China’s Digital Cultural Revolution
By Johanna M. Costigan and Xu Xin
Hyper-nationalist online attacks, like the campaign against Fang Fang, have disturbing parallels to the Mao era.
China’s Schools, Forced Online By Coronavirus, Run Into Censors
By Associated Press
With schools closed indefinitely, teachers are giving lectures online – where they risk abrupt and often unexplained censorship.
Worried About Huawei? Take a Closer Look at Tencent
By Sarah Cook
The Chinese social media giant is a growing global force, and it does the bidding of the Communist Party.
Uyghurs’ Present Is the Future for Most Chinese
By Chauncey Jung
Even Chinese overseas are not exempt from Beijing’s constant control.
Facebook’s Plan to Enter China Is Doomed to Fail
By Chuzi Xiao
It's not just a question of censorship; many Chinese government policies would work against Facebook.
China’s Party Congress Hints at Media Strategy for a ‘New Era’
By Sarah Cook
China stresses party dominance, innovative propaganda, cultural influence, and globalization of its governance model.
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.
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