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Censorship in China

Chinese paramilitary police officers march past the entrance of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Thursday. China has expressed “regret and sadness” after a Japanese schoolboy died after being stabbed on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media

Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.

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Video | Kanye West’s upcoming China concert draws sarcastic rebukes on social media

China tightens ideological control with warnings against rock ’n’ roll, internet

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My Take | China’s censorship of cyberspace ID criticism risks losing a chance to improve

Chinese law requires new regulations to solicit public feedback, but legitimate concerns about giving netizens a single national ID are being silenced.

A man holds an iPhone as he visits Sina’s Weibo microblogging site in Shanghai on May 29, 2012. Photo: Reuters

China mutes law professor on social media after cybersecurity ID plan criticism

Before the switch-off, Lao Dongyan compared online attacks of her views to the Cultural Revolution’s big character posters.

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China’s leading apps, including WeChat and Taobao, test proposed cyber ID system

More than 50 apps recently started accepting virtual IDs created under this proposed authentication system for user account registration and login.

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China names and shames agents offering unauthorised local access to ChatGPT

The Cyberspace Administration of China’s action shows its resolve to enforce domestic rules on generative artificial intelligence that were rolled out in August last year.

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The Cyberspace Administration of China’s action against unauthorised ChatGPT access shows its resolve to enforce domestic rules on generative artificial intelligence that were rolled out in August last year. Photo: Shutterstock

US should fund ways to help Chinese get around ‘Great Firewall’, lawmakers hear

Washington is also urged to help Chinese students come to the US: ‘Some of the most sophisticated circumvention users in China are those who have spent significant time overseas.’

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Opinion | China could tell its story better by telling the whole story, warts and all

The most compelling stories are the human ones. China must allow books and films that don’t always portray it in glowing terms.

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China cracks down on seeds of cyberbullying after suicides linked to abuse

Online publishers must push awareness of online abuse, censor comments in advance and cut off live broadcasts containing violent information.

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Chinese government ministries and agencies have jointly issued regulations to crack down on cyber abuse, including that internet information providers must not serve anonymous users. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Mixed messages undermine US-China rebuilding of people exchanges

China needs to reverse the atmosphere of intimidation felt by academics, journalists and businesses while the US must change its gruff approach.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

US calls for immediate release of prominent rights activists held in China

#MeToo and labour rights campaigners Sophia Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing were convicted on charges of incitement to subvert state authority.

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My boss the influencer: China’s CEOs make jump to social media

China’s executives are embracing dual roles as business leaders and online influencers. Will this approach boost sales, or create a dependency on personal character?

China hits out at keyboard warriors to rectify chaos of ‘smearing’ firms online

China’s internet watchdog closed dozens of social media accounts over dissemination of false and misleading information concerning companies and entrepreneurs.

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Since 2021, China’s internet censor has stepped up supervision of cyberspace and has closed down billions of social media accounts. Photo: Shutterstock

US raises ‘deep concerns’ over disappearance of Chinese Covid-19 journalist

Zhang Zhan, arrested in May 2020 after reporting on coronavirus in Wuhan, has not been heard from since her expected prison release date earlier this week, advocates say.

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Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and sentenced to four years in prison. Photo: Handout

Pirate e-book site Z-Library hit by China’s Great Firewall, Bilibili account closed

Z-Library denied rumours of temporarily restricted access in China, promising to maintain access and saying it’s open to censoring some titles.

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My Take | How the internet has changed China in 3 decades, and vice versa

China officially connected to the internet in April 1994. Today, its online influence is stronger than ever.

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Apple removes Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads services from China App Store

Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.

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Apple’s App Store icon seen on an iPad screen. Photo: Shutterstock

3 Body Problem piracy in China shows some American shows can still break through

BitTorrent downloads topped 90,500 on the first day of release, far surpassing those of other popular Netflix series like Squid Game and Stranger Things.

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Opinion | Ultranationalist frenzy hampering China’s ability to tell its story

The spectre of ultranationalism is haunting Chinese social media and getting in the way of countering increasingly negative views of China around the world. Those who welcome a more vocal turn in Chinese online discourse should remember that nationalistic outbursts do not signal strength.

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Chinese state media blocked from blast site, raising press freedom debate

Chinese police forcibly remove journalists from scene of explosion in Hebei province, prompting debate about media’s right to report on disasters.

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A video report from the scene of Wednesday’s explosion in northern China is no longer available on the CCTV website. Photo: CCTV

Opinion | Why I miss the Chinese premier’s annual press conference after the ‘two sessions’

The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2023. Photo: AP

China vows to revise law to promote patriotism and public defence support

Premier Li Qiang says Beijing will help unity ‘between the military and the government, and between the military and the people’.

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Black Myth: Wukong among China’s latest batch of approved video games

China grants licences to more than 100 new domestic titles, giving the industry another confidence boost after a video-game-related stock rout in December.

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My Take | Why a walled internet may prove damaging for China’s future

Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.

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QR codes for various digital payment services at a food store in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?

Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city

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Nicole Kidman in a scene in Expats, which is set in Hong Kong. If the Hong Kong government wants to tell good Hong Kong stories, it needs to recognise how these depictions are formed. Photo: Prime Video

Beijing bookshop finds new location but keeps unique place among intellectuals

30-year-old All Sages Bookstore is a landmark in Beijing’s intellectual landscape thanks to owner and once prominent dissident Liu Suli.

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China’s propaganda chiefs told to ‘sing loudly about bright economic prospects’

Beijing is trying to revive confidence in the economy as the country grapples with a downturn.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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