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193 articles matching the search query.
Beijing targets top financial news outlet Caixin in media crackdown
Caixin loses government approval: One of China’s most prominent business publications can no longer be republished across the internet after the government removed it from an approved list.
Why Chinese women are falling for 'boys love' fiction
Homoromanticism and China’s feminist awakening: Nikkei Asia digs into the popularity of web novels and fan fictions featuring male-male romance, which skirt censorship while homosexual relationships are strictly banned in movies and on TV, and explains how the genre relates to the country’s feminist movement.
Xiaomi censorship issue may spoil firm’s smartphone ambitions
Germany has started investigating Xiaomi’s smartphones, following Lithuania’s findings about the censorship capabilities of the firm’s devices.
14 Cuts in 25 Minutes: How Hong Kong Censors Movies
The Asian film capital has cracked down on documentaries and independent productions that it fears could glamorize the pro-democracy movement.
China Says Hong Kong Crackdown 'Must Continue' After Vigil Organizer Disbands
A member of the Tianamen Mothers victims' group says banning the Alliance and its candlelight vigils won't erase history.
Veteran Chinese Democracy Activist Stands Trial For 'Subversion' Over Articles
Former Nanjing Normal University professor Guo Quan had criticized Beijing's response to COVID-19 and called for multi-party democracy.
In Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai’s Media Company Moves to Close Down
Next Digital, which has published criticism of China for decades, said a crackdown had left it with no way to operate. Its main newspaper, Apple Daily, closed in June.
China releases plan to ban ‘sissy idols’, promote a ‘correct beauty standard’
China’s entertainment industry crackdown continues with media regulator demanding promotion of traditional culture, a ‘correct beauty standard’, and a boycott of vulgar internet celebrities.
Hong Kong Venue Bars Outspoken Pop Star, Fearing Beijing Crackdown
The pro-democracy performer Denise Ho was barred from playing a series of concerts scheduled at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, and concerns are growing about artistic expression under pressure from Beijing.
Hong Kong to amend law to step up film censorship
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday said they plan to amend a film censorship law to forbid screenings of movies deemed contrary to national security. The proposed changes to Hong Kong’s Film Censorship Ordinance would step up censorship of movies in the semi-autonomous city, expanding an ongoing crackdown on political dissent that has led to the closure of various pro-democracy organizations and the arrests of dozens of activists.
Chinese human rights activist avoids imminent deportation from Germany
Liu Bing claims he will face ‘long-term detention without trial’ for taking part in protests in China.
Court in China's Anhui Jails Rights Activist Over Foreign Funding
Zhou Weilin is jailed for three years and six months over his collaboration with an overseas rights website.
Press groups raise alarm over threats to foreign media in China
Reporters from international outlets have suffered worsening intimidation while covering Henan floods
China muzzles citizen journalists
China will soon award media accreditation based on social media history. Journalists who uncovered the early truths about the coronavirus in China fear that their press credentials will be stripped.
Opinion | The Crackdown in China Is a Hot Mess, and It’s Coming for Us
The stakes of the U.S.-China war over the future of the internet are escalating.
This year’s book fair an opportunity for pro-establishment camp, authors say
Opposition-leaning media ‘have retreated under the national security law’, one author says, ceding spotlight to pro-establishment writers.
No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world
The long read: China’s video game market is the world’s biggest. International developers want in on it – but its rules on what is acceptable are growing increasingly harsh. Is it worth the compromise?
LGBTQ in China lament ‘dark day’ after social media crackdown
After student-run accounts erased, China’s marginalised LGBTQ community fears worse to come.
Hong Kong commerce chief dismisses calls to censor online films
Edward Yau says new guidelines will not affect city’s creative freedom and questions need for more restrictions on online films.
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