What started as “security” measures prompted by the Ukraine war, appears to be moving to a blueprint for a fragmented, controlled Runet (Russia’s internet).
Russia’s internet is going dark
U.S. think tank links CCP infiltration to influence network in Canada
Jamestown Foundation report exposes CCP’s massive infiltration in Canada via United Front networks.
Leaked directive reveals the CCP’s desperate strategy to survive the trade war: Heng He
The recent leak of a Chinese Communist Party directive has revealed a regime in crisis. American Thought Leaders in conversation with China analyst Heng He.
China jails prominent journalist on spy charges
A celebrated state media journalist is sentenced to jail for seven years for speaking to foreign diplomats.
The China story
How the CCP leverages and manipulates overseas news outlets to spread its influence and narrative around the world.
Wind’s voice, freedom’s choice
A landmark Chinese bookstore shuttered in Shanghai six years ago has found another life in Washington, D.C.
709: Nine years on
On the 9th anniversary of the ‘709 crackdown’ on China’s civil rights champions in 2015, a new release looks at its impact on persecuted lawyers, their families, and the rule of law.
Attack at Beishan Park ignites fears for foreigners
Four Cornell College instructors injured in a stabbing attack at a popular Chinese tourist attraction raise fears of “extreme nationalism.”
June Fourth 2024 — Dai Qing, a former person who refused to be silenced
Reporter, novelist and China’s first post-Mao historical investigative journalist, Dai Qing continues her quest to reveal China to itself.
Lianfang Street Standoff
A rare rupture in crowd control reveals the level of “zero-COVID” frustration in China.
Once again: Sichuan quake highlights dam risk
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan province earlier this month, and a devastating 2008 quake in the same province, are likely linked to the region’s dam-building program, says expert.
Solid as a rock
Ensuring public stability has become even more of a priority for President Xi Jinping in the sensitive lead-up time to the CPC Central Committee’s 19th Party Congress scheduled for later this year. Law enforcement and local officials must guard against potential threats as never before, including the threat of disaster. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan province earlier this month saw “earthquake rumours” added to the growing list of bans in recent weeks.
The rule of silence
Will the death of China’s best-known pro-democracy activist in state custody embolden the country’s dissident movement despite efforts to erase his memory?
Big Brother open for business
As China braces itself for the possibility of an omnipotent digital dystopia — a credit rating system aimed at reducing the resources, choices and activities of every citizen to a single trustability score — one Chinese newspaper has revealed a Big Data menace already underway. For a small fee, anyone in China can invade your private data sphere.
Freedom of Information in Canada
Since it was devised in the 1980s, Canada’s Freedom of Information law has not been significantly updated or reformed to reflect the needs of the data revolution. On the heels of the 250th anniversary of Sweden’s freedom of the press act last week, TVO’s The Agenda looks at the state of FOI law in Canada.
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