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2017/03/14 | ZiQing Low

Will China Use Google Scholar to Rewrite History?

Experts fear that Beijing's information controls will ‘little by little’ affect access to information outside of China.

2017/03/06 | Olivia Yang

Facebook to Launch Startup Accelerator in Taiwan

FbStart is a global program designed to help mobile app startups build and grow their products.

2016/12/28 | Yin Yijun

Documentaries Fight for Attention Amid Box-Office Boom in China

With limited freedom and financing, documentary filmmakers cut their own paths to find audiences.

2016/12/14 | TNL Staff

'Black Swan' Author Exposes Chinese Censorship over Taiwan in US

Most Taiwanese commenting on the issue via social media appear to support the author’s efforts.

2016/10/14 | J. Michael Cole

China’s Negative Impact on Freedom of the Press Expands Outwards

We all know how China treats its own journalists. But what about the CCP's critics outside China? More and more, it's going after them, too.

2016/10/12 | ZiQing Low

Shanghai Bookstore Tears Out 'Taiwan' from Dictionaries

Taiwan is disappearing from dictionaries in China and US academic publications are being removed from library shelves.

2016/09/20 | J. Michael Cole

OP-ED: China the Twelve Year Old

For far too long we have allowed the tyrant child to determine our actions. This must stop. We must stop fearing it.

2016/09/01 | Leung Wing-fai

China’s Film Industry: Blocked by its Own Great Wall

Chinese cinema enjoys private capital and state support, but the industry still lacks exportable brand names by way of stars or studios.

2016/08/31 | J. Michael Cole

OP-ED: China’s Censorship Rules Reach New Level of Absurdity

The CCP’s gradual descent into regulatory madness suggests that it is losing its grip on reality and on the people whom it seeks to control.

2016/08/23 | Edward White

China’s Latest Website Rules Shows Beijing is ‘Re-Centralizing News’

China’s move to tighten control of online news portals is just the latest effort by Beijing to assert party dominance over original news and other content.

2016/08/13 | Sally Xiaojin Chen

Xi Ramps Up Crackdown on Chinese Media – Online and Off

With the CCP’s confidence growing and its control getting ever more assertive, there is no telling just how far President Xi will go.

2016/08/03 | J. Michael Cole

After Taiwanese Artists, South Koreans Are Now the Targets of China’s Wrath

Little by little, Beijing is creating a Reich Culture Chamber with Chinese characteristics.

2016/07/27 | J. Michael Cole

Taiwan, Hong Kong Artists Forced to Sign ‘No Separatism’ Form: Reports

While there has not been any confirmation of a new rule, several artists have heard rumors that they will have to sign the document to perform in China.

2016/07/04 | Edward White

China to Online News Organizations: No More Social Media to Source Your Stories

Is the latest move from China’s Internet watchdog a fresh sign of draconian oversight or just a push toward more sensible journalism?

2016/06/22 | Bing-sheng Lee

China Takes Internet Censorship to New Level

China intends to 'foster a healthy, positive Internet culture' by purging comments by its nearly 700 million Internet users.