A tragic incident where a girl killed her sister over a TikTok quarrel is used by conservative clerics to call for a broad crackdown on social media.
Censorship
Death of a Chinese Magazine: Shut Down After 35 Years for a Cover “Perhaps” Lampooning Xi Jinping
The old and glorious “Selected Essays” did not survive the obtuse censors of the CCP.
China Launches One-Month Campaign to Censor Short Videos
The censorship on “wrong values,” “wrong views,” and criticism of the Party will further intensify.
China, Promoting Egg-Fried Rice May Make You an “Enemy of the Party”
Reportedly, Chairman Mao’s eldest son was killed in the Korean War after he gave away his position by cooking egg-fried rice. The dish is thus becoming dangerous.
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Has Been in Jail for 1,000 Days: An Australian Lawyer Invented a New Way of Supporting Him
The fashion and media mogul remains in prison for asking for democracy. Attorney Mark A. Tarrant has launched a creative campaign to protest his detention.
A New Tort in China: “Bullying Xi Jinping”
CCP trolls persuaded YouTube that the Chinese President is “bullied and harassed” by humorous songs about him, which were taken down.
New Xi Jinping Book Emphasizes Its Internet Obsessions
Xi’s two aims are making China a dominating Internet power and preventing use of social media in China by dissidents. Can they be achieved?
“Calling a Rat a Duck”: The Chinese Story That Would Not Go Away
In June, rat was served as duck to students who were told they should call it a duck if the authorities say so. Now, toys alluding to the incident are seized by the police.
Bookstores Searched for Illegal Religious Literature in Henan
Non-authorized religious and “superstitious” books now receive the same treatment of pornography.
Nicaragua, Covering Catholic Procession Enough for Journalist to Go to Jail
Victor Ticay is in jail since April 6. On June 22, the regime confirmed he was declared guilty on June 9, but to what penalty he was sentenced is a state secret.