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How To Teach China This Fall
The coming academic year presents unique challenges for university instructors teaching content related to China. The shift to online education, the souring of U.S.-China relations, and new national
Opinion | Joshua Wong: Hong Kong Still Has Many Ways to Resist
We will respond to repression by demonstrating our solidarity creatively.
Books pulled from the library shelves, songs banned...it’s the new normal in Hong Kong | Louisa Lim
Beijing has lost its patience with the former colony. Its repression may ignite fresh civil society fury
A Cultural Revolution 2.0 is sweeping through Hong Kong’s offices and schools
Doctors, civil servants, and teachers describe an unprecedented wave of political repression as words and actions are monitored for anti-government sentiment.
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China (Published 2020)
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market.
Chinese human rights lawyer petitions to overturn subversion verdict
Wang says he has no confidence that the justice system will listen to his plea but ‘the law is the law’.
China cracks down on poor taste in renewed bid to clean the internet
China has punished video platforms including Alibaba-backed Youku and Baidu-backed iQiyi for carrying "low taste" content in a renewed effort to clean up the internet, a pornography watchdog said.
TikTok’s Hong Kong exit isn’t a stand against Beijing’s internet censorship
If TikTok continues to operate in Hong Kong, it would be in a much trickier position than foreign tech firms.
In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins (Published 2020)
As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet’s future.
Hong Kong police escalate crackdown, claim new powers for internet censorship
From books to online posts, the Hong Kong government is cracking down on any information perceived to threaten national security after a new law was imposed by Beijing. Police are claiming powers to decrypt and censor online messages, and technology companies, including Facebook and Twitter, are refusing to comply.
Beijing detains one of Xi Jinping’s most prominent critics
Tsinghua University law professor Xu Zhangrun, one of the most prominent critics within China of the leadership of Xi Jinping, has been detained in Beijing. Two other critics, Peking University legal scholar Xu Zhiyong and property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, have been missing for months.
Freedom of expression is dead in Hong Kong
The government of Hong Kong has essentially banned a protest slogan because it carries “secessionist intent,” which is a crime under the new national security law forced on the city by Beijing.
Chinese TV cartoon characters censored for ‘dyed’ hair
The complaint that landed the show in trouble was made by an anonymous viewer on May 22. In a note submitted to content regulators in Hunan, the viewer said the series had “problematic” values, and that the main characters set a bad example for kids because they “dyed their hair bright colors,” “wore loud clothes,” and “did costume changes onstage.”
Censorship fears and vampire hours: Chinese international students, Zoom, and remote learning
Three Emory University researchers recently conducted a survey — interviewing more than 20 Chinese international students and instructors — to learn about the unique challenges and concerns of Chinese students studying in the U.S. during COVID-19.
A Singing Xi Jinping Look-Alike Battles the Censors in China (Published 2020)
The baritone Liu Keqing has spent his career delighting fans in opera houses and on social media, but lately his likeness has attracted the Chinese authorities’ attention.
TikTok: The one China-based app to explode globally
TikTok is now the only China-based app to gain significant traction overseas. As a result, its experience serves as a natural experiment in how foreign regulators react to such a situation.
Positive energy: the darker side of China’s social media catchphrase
The once-innocent internet meme has taken on a political hue and been linked to the death of a child, raising the question: is there something deeply negative about relentless positivity?
China’s Zoom Bomb
In the lead-up to the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations this spring, Zoom, the U.S.-based company whose online meeting platform has rocketed to global prominence amid the
Zoom’s China censorship problem
The tech hero of the pandemic lockdowns finds itself at the center of attention for less desirable reasons this time.
China punishes microblog platform Weibo for interfering with communication
China's internet regulator on Wednesday ordered the Sina Weibo social media platform to disable some of its features for a week, rare punishment for what it said was interference with online communication, among other things.
Amnesia Nation: Why China Has Forgotten Its Coronavirus Outbreak (Published 2020)
A 2009 novel predicted the Chinese people would forget a traumatic crisis. The puzzle, says its author, is how it happened so fast.
Chinese journalists’ lives disrupted by new US visa restrictions
New rules limiting visas will affect all mainland reporters regardless of whether they work for Chinese state media.
Covid-19: Chinese scholar held by police after calling for political reform
Widely shared open letter posted on WeChat urges legislature to draft a new constitution, release political prisoners and remove Communist Party’s status.
The EU Didn't Tell European Governments It Agreed To China Removing Coronavirus References From An Op-Ed Written In Their Name
Correspondence seen by BuzzFeed News shows member states were not consulted. One European diplomat described the EU decision as "weak".
Australian University Sets Expulsion Hearing Date For Student Critical of China's Communist Party
Drew Pavlou has been accused of breaking university rules after being called a 'separatist' by China.
Coronavirus Survivors Want Answers, and China Is Silencing Them (Published 2020)
In Wuhan, where the pandemic started, the police have threatened and interrogated grieving relatives. Lawyers have been warned not to help them sue.
With Selective Coronavirus Coverage, China Builds a Culture of Hate (Published 2020)
The state propaganda machine highlights other countries’ mistakes while suppressing China’s, fueling anger toward foreigners and domestic critics alike.
All the early COVID-19 stories censored off Chinese internet
Illustration by Derek Zheng The first few weeks after the novel coronavirus appeared in Wuhan saw China’s beleaguered domestic media rise to the occasion. Through…
What would happen if China didn’t censor the internet?
This week’s column comes from one of Kaiser’s answers originally posted to Quora on January 5, 2011. (Illustration by Derek Zheng for The China Project.)…
Why did Hong Kong arrest media mogul Jimmy Lai?
Hong Kong police arrested media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying (黎智英 Lí Zhìyīng) this morning (Friday February 28). Lai made his fortune in the clothing business…
In Lianzhou, China’s edgiest photography festival turns 15
Since the very first edition of the Lianzhou International Photo Festival in 2005, people have been predicting its demise. And yet this annual event persists…
TikTok’s censorship problem
TikTok, the hottest social media app among teens in America, is increasingly finding itself in hot water for its connections to its Beijing-based parent company, Bytedance. Company executives are insisting that they would never censor for China or share data with Chinese authorities. The case of a 17-year-old American Muslim girl, Feroza Aziz, has made TikTok’s problems much worse.
Feroza Aziz and TikTok’s censorship problem
TikTok — the short-video app owned by a Chinese company that has become popular among young Americans — has been the subject of growing scrutiny…
We watched South Park’s ‘Band in China’ with Chinese nationals
The longevity and cultural impact of South Park, which debuted on Comedy Central 22 years ago, has been truly remarkable. For its 299th episode earlier this…
Tencent resumes NBA streaming as gaming companies censor their staff and players
Pictured: Mei, a character from the Blizzard game Overwatch, as depicted by the artist Yuumei, via Pro Guides…
‘South Park’ doesn’t seem upset about being banned in China
Congratulations are in order to South Park, which joins YouTube, Google Mail, Twitter, the New York Times, and a growing list of other tech and…
TikTok censorship instructions
Photo credit: The China Project illustration For a few months now, there has been creeping suspicion that TikTok, the one China-based social media app to…
Who will push back against Chinese internet censorship?
This week’s Kuora comes from one of Kaiser’s answers originally posted to Quora on December 21, 2014. Why does the US allow Chinese tech companies to go public…
Inside China’s ever-evolving censorship apparatus
Like many things within China, the country’s notorious censorship system is opaque. Below, we describe the organizations that have the power to control what is published and broadcast in the People’s Republic, and how they communicate their demands.
