2017/11/30 |
China Tightens Grip in Xinjiang amid Belt and Road
Comprehensive control of 'stability' in Xinjiang has become a heightened strategic imperative with the launch of China's Belt and Road initiative.
2017/11/29 |
Lee Ming-che's Sentence Chills Taiwan NGOs
Lee Ming-che's sentencing to five years in prison in China for the crime of 'subversion' has had a marked chilling effect on the actions and communications of Taiwan's NGOs. The case also suggests Taiwan's wider population faces an insidious dilemma: whether or not to self-censor.
2017/11/19 |
Fearing Beijing's Ire, the Australian Publishing Industry is Censoring Itself
It seems that China has not actually taken any action to influence this decision, but publishers are still playing it safe.
2017/11/03 |
Xi's 'New Era' Censorship Bans Books, Curbs Curiosity
'What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who would want to read one.' The ideological conformity of the New Era hints at a frightening prospect: that both Orwell and Huxley's fears could be realized simultaneously in Xi Jinping's China.
2017/08/27 |
'The King and I' Re-Imagined: Thailand's Dangerous Libel Laws
A U.S. production of The King and I is a reminder of lèse majesté laws in Thailand, and the renewed importance of artistic free expression amid Trump’s call for tightening of libel laws.
2017/08/25 |
The Cambridge Saga and Upholding Western Academic Values in the Face of Chinese Censors
It goes without saying that from the point of view of the integrity of the academic endeavour CUP has made the right decision. While we wait to see how CUP’s business in China may be affected
2017/08/21 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: US Starts China IP Theft Probe; UK Publisher Pulls 300 Articles at China's Request; Tensions Rise on India-China Border; Big Protest in Hong Kong
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/08/21 |
This 'Racy' Pop Song was Too Much for Malaysia's State Media
‘Despacito’ was deemed too racy by Malaysia’s state media networks.
2017/07/24 |
OPINION: Vietnam's Growing Online Community is Under Threat
Foreign donors should make it clear to Hanoi that closer relations depend on Vietnam tolerating its critics, rather than sending them to prison, says Phil Robertson.
2017/07/21 |
CARTOON: China’s Censors Face Off with Winnie the Pooh, Again
China is struggling to deal with images of the portly bear.
2017/07/21 |
INTERVIEW: Director Zero Chou's Latest Project Films in LGBT Sensitive Cities
The award-winning director's new project involves filming in four cities in which LGBT topics are still banned.
2017/07/11 |
How China's Biggest Video Game Became the Target of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party media and commentators have objections to the game that go beyond its supposedly addictive nature. They are concerned about the game's storyline, which they say 'subverts Chinese history,' writes Oiwan Lam.
2017/06/28 |
Internet Balkanization in China
China’s new cybersecurity law is part of a worrying global trend towards Internet Balkanisation, Scott Shackleford writes.
2017/06/06 |
China Issues New Rules for What People Can and Can’t Say in Online TV, Movies
'Programs should promote the revolution, the advanced culture of socialism and patriotism as a core value, as well as praise the motherland and celebrate national heroes.'
2017/05/04 |
Testing the Line: A Personal Reflection on How to Be a Journalist in China
'China has so many newsworthy stories for journalists to dig up and publish before the censors notice. In my career, working as a journalist for twenty years, it has always been a game: testing the line and seizing that small window of opportunity.'
2017/05/03 |
Singapore's ‘Fake News’ Claim Used to Censor Free Press
‘If we want to guard ourselves against fake news, we’re going to have to do more to boost our bullshit detectors. That can’t be achieved by increasing criminalization and legal action.’
2017/05/03 |
China Has Tightened Its Grip on Online News With Sweeping New Controls
China’s Cyberspace Administration will now require most online news and media outlets to obtain a license from the government.
2017/04/17 |
China Stops WeChat, Weibo Users Discussing Human Rights Crackdown
‘This censorship is implemented in ways that are not transparent to users.’