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The forbidden images of the Chinese internet

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Nothing reflects the lasting potency of the iconic “Tank Man” photo quite like the dogged attempts to censor it on China’s internet. Practically any image that so much as gestures at the famed photograph of a man in front of a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square risks deletion from the country’s closely monitored web; recreations showing a line of books approaching a cigarette package, a swan before an oncoming truck and a grasshopper in front of a tire have all been removed.

China tightens its grip on freedom in academics

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

In March of 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Chinese educators to “nurture generation after generation [of young people] who support Chinese Communist Party rule and China’s socialist system.” What does this mean for the state of scholarship in China? Toeing the line between the right and wrong viewpoint is a serious matter for scholars in that country. It can be the difference between a fulfilling career and being barred from research, removed from the country, or even imprisoned.

Access ban to Washington Post and Guardian by China

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

Washington Post and Britain’s Guardian newspapers have reportedly blocked access to websites by China. According to the South China Morning Post newspaper’s “Greatfire.org” website, which monitors censorship, the Washington Post and Guardian’s websites have been used by the Beijing administration to filter out international software, called “Great Wall of Fire,” participated in publications.