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Ancient China laws punished men for crying; people with messy handwriting forced to drink ink

Ancient China’s legal system was never only about crime and punishment. It was also a mechanism of imperial control, used to protect the throne, discipline officials and regulate s...

China wants to suppress independent cinema. But young film-makers are undaunted by red lines

Unless a film is given ‘dragon seal’ approval from communist state officials, it will never be released in ChinaClass started at 9am. Assignments were doled out, ideas were pitched...

Chongqing Protesters Demand Answers in Animal Abuse Case Amid Heavy Censorship

As viral videos of police clashes circulated online, reports also emerged that authorities had moved swiftly to curb any dissent or public discussion of the incident

China bans 11 online activities under tighter rules to curb rumours, cyberbullies

China’s top internet watchdog has banned 11 specific online activities under strict new rules for multiplatform content creators taking effect later this year. Rolling out the new...

Video of Shenzhen Man Seeking to Run for Mayor Scrubbed From China’s Internet

The viral video, which showed government staff unable to explain how one could run for office, was later removed from Chinese social media, igniting massive backlash among netizens...

The Guardian view on culture in China: artist Gao Zhen is paying again for the country’s painful history | Editorial

The 70-year-old has been prosecuted for his artworks under a law that did not exist when they were created. He should be freedSixty years ago, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revo...

Deleted Report Unveils New Effort to Monitor VPN Use on Chinese Campuses

A military-linked Chinese technology company quietly removed a report promoting a system designed to monitor and identify VPN use on university networks after the document sparked...

What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?

A patriotic film backfired because a growing number of Han Chinese don’t see the Manchu-origin Qing dynasty as a part of their history.

Hidden for Decades: Restored Tiananmen Footage Offers Unfiltered View of June 4

The rare recordings capture student protesters, ordinary citizens, military deployments, and candid interviews that offer an unfiltered view of one of the most consequential events...

How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting

In late 2013, the then-editor in chief of Bloomberg News, Matthew Winkler, spiked an investigation into the hidden wealth of China’s elite. Publishing it, he warned reporters on a...

Once a Hub for Debate, China’s Tianya Returns to a Transformed Online Landscape

While many longtime users celebrated the return of a platform that shaped China's early internet culture, others questioned whether Tianya can regain its former role in an era of t...

China cracks down on soft porn, violence and materialism in viral micro dramas

Micro dramas have surged in popularity, but drawn criticism for often sensationalist content.

China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month

Click to expand Image A same-sex couple hold hands during an event to raise awareness of...

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era – while cautioning tha...

How China’s ‘Red Lines’ Are Quietly Shaping Global News Reporting

Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has expanded its control over political language to the point where it challenges journalism’s most basic task: describing the world accurately.

The Engineers Who Predicted the Three Gorges Dam Would Fail — and Were Silenced for It

China barred its most credentialed dam critics from the feasibility review. Both predicted exactly what has since gone wrong.

Former Tsinghua Professor Zheng Yuhuang Questioned by Police, Erased From Chinese Social Media After Economic Remarks

A lecture comparing China's economy with Japan's "lost decades" triggered a police interruption and highlighted growing concerns over surveillance in Chinese classrooms.

Peking gegen die Realität? Warum China sein Wirtschaftsbild immer stärker kontrolliert

Früher waren es vor allem politisch heikle Themen, gegen die chinesische Zensoren hart vorgegangen sind. Mittlerweile jedoch versucht Peking auch immer offensiver, das Narrativ übe...

Lin Chi-ling Scrubbed From China TV After Declining Taiwan Government Post

According to the Central News Agency (CNA), Lin Chi-ling, Taiwan’s most recognizable model and actress, has been quietly erased from two mainland Chinese productions in the space o...

China Rolls Out New Rules Blocking Petitioners From Reaching Beijing

Police clear petitioner camps in Beijing days after the regulation quietly took effect

How Shen Yun Artists Triumph Over Communist Chinese Oppression

The film delves into the CCP’s extreme, relentless efforts to silence this cultural and religious phenomenon, showcasing the remarkable resilience of Shen Yun performers. 

China cracks down on criminal network using online public opinion to extort entertainment industry

China cracks down on an online extortion scheme involving celebrity scandals and negative online publicity

China bans families from visiting cemetery ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned China for banning family members from visiting the resting places of people who perished in the 1989 Tiananmen Square repression. This...

EDITORIAL: Beijing wants to silence critics