Censorship and Propaganda Fuel Anti-Japanese Nationalism During China’s War Anniversaries

Last month, a Chinese man attacked a Japanese woman and her child in a subway station in Suzhou, sending her to the hospital for treatment. Media reports about the attack were censored... Read more »

Filmmaker Describes Monitoring by Local Cadre in Urumqi

Name one thing that, in the whole of China, only exists in Xinjiang.Answer 1: “Did you get the community office’s approval to post this?”Answer 2: “Did you report in after coming back... Read more »

Censorship Scandals Engulf Thai, French Art Museums

A prominent Thai art gallery became embroiled in a scandal last week when it removed parts of an exhibition following pressure from the Chinese embassy. Ironically, the title of the exhibition, hosted... Read more »

US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide | World news

The US has briefly deployed two warships in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine ship... Read more »

China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn | China

Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quiet, at lunchtime most of its seats are empty. The recent crackdown on civil servants frequenting restaurants... Read more »

NGOs urge Nandy to halt sale of Telegraph over China links | Telegraph Media Group

A group of nine human rights and freedom of expression organisations have called on the culture secretary to halt RedBird Capital’s proposed £500m takeover of the Telegraph and investigate the US private... Read more »

China Trend Watch: Deadly Nanchang Stabbing, Animation Hit ‘Nobody’ & Diplomatic Rift over Dalai Lama

1. Chinese Fruit Retailer Pagoda Faces Backlash Over CEO’s Tone-Deaf Remarks on High Fruit Prices [#百果园称不会迎合消费者#] [#百果园#] The Chinese fresh fruit retail chain Pagoda (百果园) is in hot water after its chairman... Read more »

Chinese warship crashes into own coastguard vessel while chasing Philippine boat in South China Sea | South China Sea

The Philippines has released dramatic footage of a Chinese warship colliding with a vessel from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea. The incident occurred... Read more »

“Are They Going to Refund All the Fines Paid by People Who Exceeded Childbirth Quotas Back in the Day?”

In an effort to combat falling birthrates, China’s central government has announced a plan to provide families with annual cash subsidies of 3,600 yuan per child under the age of three. Ninety... Read more »

Trump sparks concern after suggesting he might allow sales of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips in China | China

Donald Trump has flagged allowing Nvidia to sell chips in China that are more advanced than currently allowed, in another “deal” that would loosen export restrictions despite deep-seated fears in Washington that... Read more »