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Bitter Winter

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Tan Liwei

About Tan Liwei

Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.

Searching for 2952? “According to the relevant laws, regulations and policies, the page is not found.”

03/21/2023 Tan Liwei

Censorship Frenzy: Do Not Search for “2952” in China or You Will Get Into Trouble 

Xi Jinping was unanimously re-elected with 2,952 votes. But censors suspect that “2,952” is now a code word used to poke fun at the Chinese pseudo-democracy.

China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the press conference on the 2023 first session of the National People’s Congress. From Weibo.

03/13/2023 Tan Liwei

Courtesy of the Two Sessions: Two New Powerful (and Dangerous) Chinese Agencies

Meet the new National Financial Regulatory Administration and National Data Bureau. Both mean more CCP control on the economy and the Internet.

Poster, “From Cyber Superpower to Digital China—Xi Jinping Charts the Course.” From Weibo.

03/06/2023 Tan Liwei

The Digital China 2023 Plan: Is There Something New?

The document reiterates a strategy Xi Jinping is pursuing since before he came to national power. What is new (and alarming) is the propaganda.

Poster promoting the Office of the National Working Group for Cracking Down on Pornography and Illegal Activities. From Weibo.

04/13/2022 Tan Liwei

Anti-Pornography Rules: In China, Religion Can Be Pornography Too

Government claims those who stay at home for COVID lockdowns watch too much pornography. Yet, for the CCP “pornography and illegals” also include independent religion.

Douyin logo. Credits.

03/29/2022 Tan Liwei

Douyin’s New Rules: More Control Under the Pretext of “Protecting Minors”

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, will implement stricter rules and prohibit “deviant” and “anti-government” discussions. All justified with the fight against teen cyberaddiction.

Sheng Ronghua’s presentation of the QingLang regulations 2022 at Weibo on March 9. Source: Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).

03/23/2022 Tan Liwei

QingLang Regulations, More of Them—and More Control on Chinese Social Media

The plan to “cleanse” the Internet and eliminate independent opinions and postings continues at full speed.

cyberaddiction in China

03/18/2022 Tan Liwei

China’s Regulations on Protecting Minors on the Internet: The Devil Is in the Details

Protecting minors from cyberaddiction looks like a good idea, but is also an opportunity for an even stricter control of Internet use.

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