In an “immensely important” speech, the CCP leader moved China to a new stage of universal digital control.
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The Price of Truth: How a British University Folded Under Beijing’s Glare
Sheffield Hallam University, under Chinese pressure, ordered a leading professor to stop research on forced labor in the Uyghur region.
“Three Closures in a Row”: Applauding the Party Becomes Mandatory in China
Influencers with millions of followers were shut down not for criticizing the Communist Party—but for failing to praise it.
Hong Kong: If Your Employee Criticizes the CCP, Your Restaurant Will Be Closed
New measures also apply to gaming centers, market stalls, and even funeral parlors.
China, A Mammoth Report on the Internet Announces Increased Surveillance
278 pages about the web and the “rule of law” emphasize that the authorities regard cyberspace’s “increasing diversity of opinions” as a problem.
“Reversed Front: Bonfire” in Hong Kong: Play a Mobile Game, Go to Jail
Why is the CCP so fearful of what is, after all, just a humorous game about the conflict between China and “separatists”?
Hong Kong, Independent Media Targeted by Abusive Tax Audits
Repression through taxes is a time-honored strategy of totalitarian regimes. The Hong Kong Journalists Association protests.
China Tries to Erase the History—of 2022
Keeping filmmaker Chen Pinlin in jail is part of a massive effort to cancel all traces of the victorious fight of students and citizens that compelled the CCP to abandon the “Zero COVID” policy.
China, a New Crackdown on Self-Media
The authorities admit that the 2023 campaign was a failure and issue a new tougher regulation against independently produced news posted on social media.
China Discovers a New “Cult,” “Fan Circle Culture”
The rhetoric of “xie jiao” and “brainwashing” is used to crack down on fan clubs of sport and entertainment celebrities