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Chinese businesswoman jailed after voicing support for Beijing critic
Geng Xiaonan, 46, said to have been handed three-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges including ‘illegal business activities’. She was detained, along with her husband, after speaking out in defence of Xu Zhangrun.
The Great Firewall Cracked, Briefly. A People Shined Through.
China’s censors finally blocked Clubhouse, but not before users were able to bypass the caricatures painted by government-controlled media and freely discuss their hopes and fears.
National Security Police Arrest Hong Kong Radio Show Host For 'Seditious Intent'
Online talk show host Wan Yiu-sing, also known as Giggs, face charges under colonial-era sedition laws.
China Signals Further Clampdown on Citizen Journalism With License Scheme
The move comes after citizen journalists who reported on the early days of the pandemic from Wuhan were detained, 'disappeared,' or imprisoned.
New rule reins in China’s flourishing self-publishing space
Despite China’s history of stringent media control, an industry of uninstitutionalized, individual publishers has managed to flourish on social media platforms like Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s Toutiao. These self-publishers are called “We Media” in the Chinese internet lexicon, denoting the independent power of citizen journalists and content creators. Meanwhile, self-publishers have always had to tread […]
China Is Now Sending Twitter Users to Prison for Posts Most Chinese Can’t See
More than 50 people have been jailed in the past three years in an escalation of the Communist Party’s assault on use of foreign social media.
A Year After Wuhan, China Tells a Tale of Triumph (and No Mistakes)
The Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to hide its missteps have taken on new urgency as the anniversary of the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown nears.
‘Even mourning is said to shame China’: women of Wuhan fight to be heard
Three writers who blogged about life in the city where Covid began still face constant threats and monitoring
A Hong Kong Website Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
Users of major mobile carriers can no longer access a service that detailed the personal information of police officers, a possible sign that the city is turning to tactics used in mainland China.
In a Topsy-Turvy Pandemic World, China Offers Its Version of Freedom
Surveillance and censorship bolster Beijing’s uncompromising grip on power. But in the country’s cities and streets, people have resumed normal lives.
As China’s podcasts go mainstream, censors start listening too
People cover a range of niche topics, from hi-fi sound systems to user interface design. ‘No one is making podcasts for the mainstream audience.’
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
China has removed 105 apps including that of U.S. travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling and violence.
China #MeToo case heads to court after 2-year delay
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Zhou Xiaoxuan’s says her prestigious internship with Chinese state TV soured after a popular host forcibly kissed her. Outraged, Zhou took the previously taboo step of...
U.S. Blacklists Chinese Defense Firm for Sales to Venezuela
The Trump administration blacklisted China National Electronics Import & Export Corp., saying the state-owned firm sold goods that aided political repression by the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.
China Intensifies Crackdown on Officials Who Bring Banned Books Back Home
Officials are increasingly being targeted by party investigators over ‘overseas publications with serious political problems.’
China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information
China's top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a "rectification" of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the "chaos" of information being published online.
The Erasure of Mesut Özil
A year ago, he was one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players. Now, after angering China and refusing a pay cut, he has simply vanished.
Arrested publisher paying price for supporting me, says dissident professor
Geng’s lawyer confirms prosecutors have approved the arrest of the 46-year-old, who was detained in Beijing last month along with her husband Qin Zhen.
China bans Scratch, MIT’s programming language for kids
China’s enthusiasm for teaching children to code is facing a new roadblock as organizations and students lose an essential tool: the Scratch programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. China-based internet users can no longer access Scratch’s website. Greatfire.org, an organization that monitors internet censorship in China, shows that […]
WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington’s Fears About TikTok
Mark Zuckerberg emphasized that Chinese internet companies posed a threat as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook.
