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China Censorship

How 'Iron Man' Wins Over China's Censors

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment

SHANGHAI, April 30 (Reuters) - When superhero film "Iron Man 3" makes its Chinese debut, it will include top Chinese actress Fan Bingbing and some f...

YANKED: China Pulls 'Django' On Day Of Premiere

AP | DIDI TANG | Posted 06.11.2013 | Entertainment

BEIJING — "Django Unchained" became "Django Unscreened" as Quentin Tarantino's violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on it...

'Skyfall' Isn't The Same In China

Posted 01.17.2013 | Entertainment

Chinese moviegoers are being treated to a slightly different version of "Skyfall" after censors cut a scene and used subtitles that obscure some of th...

The Coming Age of Internet Sovereignty?

Scott J. Shackelford | Posted 03.12.2013 | Technology
Scott J. Shackelford

In few places on Earth is censorship undertaken more vigorously than it is in the People's Republic of China. But what does such censorship mean for the rest of the world's Internet users?

Chinese Newspaper Reaches Deal In Censorship Fight

Michael Calderone | Posted 03.11.2013 | Media
Michael Calderone

Media Wednesday: Chinese newspaper reaches deal in censorship fight, Rachel Maddow's miffed about Chuck Hagel nomination, and did the New York Times 'screw' Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Fight Against Chinese Journalism Censorship Escalates

AP | By DIDI TANG | Posted 03.09.2013 | Media

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — An influential weekly newspaper whose staff rebelled to protest heavy-handed censorship by Chinese government officials publ...

Chinese Newspapers Battle Over China Censors

AP | By DIDI TANG | Posted 03.05.2013 | Media

BEIJING (AP) — In a rare move, some Chinese journalists are openly confronting a top censor after a southern newspaper known for its edgy reporting ...

China, Mo Yan and the Nobel: Truth and Consequences

Susan D. Blum | Posted 02.12.2013 | World
Susan D. Blum

Censorship in China is widely known and lamented. Chinese literature has a long history of what Emily Dickinson's poem alluded to: Tell all the Truth but tell it slant. It's possible that Mo Yan chooses "not to speak" about the political situation directly, but to tell it slant.

Tweet Joke About Government Lands Man In Jail

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 01.21.2013 | World

BEIJING — Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitt...

Gu Who?

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 10.08.2012 | World

HEFEI, China — The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stood trial Thursday for the murder of a British former associate in a tightly ...

China's Twitter Leads In Cats And Cat-And-Mouse Censorship

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 08.02.2012 | World

BEIJING -- China's Twitter was raucous Thursday with horn-tooting over Beijing's gold rush at the London Olympics, a digital reflection of the nation'...

"We've All Been Brainwashed": China's Dissident Bloggers Speak Out in High Tech, Low Life

Govindini Murty | Posted 08.08.2012 | Entertainment
Govindini Murty

Even as Chinese dissidents like Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and artist Ai Weiwei suffer physical imprisonment, hundreds of millions of their fellow Chinese citizens are suffering a form of mental imprisonment thanks to their nation's system of internet censorship.

China State TV's Distinctive Headquarters

AP | DIDI TANG | Posted 07.16.2012 | Media

BEIJING (AP) — The futuristic building — with two leaning towers linked with a 90-degree twist at the top — has attracted much controversy since...

Competition with Chinese Characteristics

Franck Nazikian | Posted 07.15.2012 | Technology
Franck Nazikian

With an online population of over 500 million and a consistent double digit growth rate, the region with the biggest stakes and the most significant prospects is none other than China.

China's Cyber Intrusions Of 'Growing Concern'

Reuters | Posted 07.04.2012 | World

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States expressed growing concern over cyber-intrusions globally during talks with Chinese leaders, the U.S. secretary o...

The Ten Most Censored Countries In The World

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 07.01.2012 | World
Committee to Protect Journalists

By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator One big reason for the Internet's success is its role as a universal standard, interoperable across...

Blind Activist Censored From Social Media

AP | JOE McDONALD and DIDI TANG | Posted 05.01.2012 | World

BEIJING -- A well-known blind activist's escape from house arrest in China has set off a cat-and-mouse conflict on the Internet between censors and ne...

How To Stop Rumors In China: Stop Censorship

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.29.2012 | Home
Committee to Protect Journalists

By Madeline Earp/CPJ Senior Asia Research Associate The sacking of Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai has sparked some entertaining gossip this ...

A Midwesterner Goes to China: Part 1

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz | Posted 05.30.2012 | College
Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

Since 2009, China has attempted to block dozens of sites that might harbor dissent. Recent visitors had told me to expect Internet restrictions. As a First Amendment researcher, I would see the access restrictions as a bit of a one-way street.

Why Was The Word 'Salt' Banned In China?

Posted 03.15.2012 | Books

Chinese social media users weren't able to share many recipes for soup or french fries last year, as the term "iodized salt" was banned in an attempt ...

Heavy Hand of Media Control in China -- and Here?

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.14.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

Of course we are nothing like China when it comes to government surveillance of social media -- are we?

China Places Strict Limitations On Broadcasters

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.15.2012 | Media

SHOWS CAPPED: China's broadcasters can no longer show any foreign TV series during prime time or let such shows make up more than 25 percent of daily ...

The Rationale And Costs Of Chinese Censorship

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.28.2012 | World
Daniel Wagner

In light of the admittedly trashy programming that passes for much of 'entertainment' today in the West, it is easy to understand why the Chinese government wants to encourage the enrichment of television programming in China. However, this move comes with costs.

China’s Parallel Online Universe

The Diplomat | Posted 12.27.2011 | World

As the showdown escalated between Chinese security forces and residents of Wukan, where villagers revolted against the Chinese Communist Party, you di...

China Wants To Ban 13 Types Of Movie Content

AP | Posted 02.14.2012 | Home

BEIJING — China is proposing to ban movie content that it says disturbs social stability and promotes religious fanaticism, the latest attempt b...