Released from jail after serving his sentence, his appeals to be recognized as innocent were not accepted.
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Xiao Liang: Artist Arrested for Painting Portrait of Sitong Bridge Protester
Peng Lifa, who hung banners with anti-Xi-Jinping slogans on a bridge in Beijing, is in jail but remains the man the CCP is most afraid of.
New Rules on Celebrity Endorsement; It’s the Ideology, Stupid
International media have emphasized restrictions on controversial celebrities and fraud. But the regulation also deals with the ideological content of the endorsements.
Compulsory Military Education for Chinese Students
New regulations deal with teenagers from age 13, but in fact another ordinance had already extended the program to primary schools.
The Great Crackdown on the Great Translation Movement
An online group critical of the CCP emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Party reacted by attacking accounts and arresting netizens.
CNKI: China Purges World’s Largest Academic Database
All its 60 million articles were pre-screened by censors. Yet, the CCP is now afraid they may be used by China’s critics.
China’s New Law Targets Those Protesting Abroad Against Chinese Sport Teams
How will exactly Beijing authorities try to enforce art. 120 of the new Sports Law? Perhaps international sport authorities will do the job for the CCP, and forbid the protests themselves.
China: Posting Comments on Websites Severely Restricted by New Rules
Not only “illegal” but also “negative” opinions are now forbidden. Comparing the 2022 with the previous 2017 regulations shows that censorship will increase.
Doctor Strange Movie Banned in China for “Promoting Falun Gong”
Officially, a few-second-long scene where a kiosk selling “The Epoch Times” is visible is the reason for the ban. Unofficially, there is more.
China: Religion and Dissent Excluded from Live Streaming
A new regulation targets influencers and will also punish jokes about Xi Jinping.