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WeChat Denies Australia PM's Account Hacked Amid Chinese Interference Allegations
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has disappeared, prompting accusations of Chinese "interference" from senior members of his government Monday.
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The Reason Why Chinese Media Is Blurring Some Actors' Ears
Screenshots from programmes produced by streaming service iQiyi in China show actors with their ears blurred out and have been widely circulated online. Here is why their ears have been blurred out.
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WhatsApp Blocked in China Ahead of Communist Party Meeting: Reports
Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days to the Facebook-owned service, which previously malfunctioned in the country over the summer.
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Don't Like Our Rules? Then Leave, China Newspaper Says After Journal Censored
The censorship in China of hundreds of academic papers from a prominent journal will have little impact because readership is so small, but if Western institutions don't like the way things are done in China they can leave, the state-run Global Times newspaper said in an editorial on Monday.
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China Clamping Down on Use of VPNs to Evade Great Firewall
Beijing has repeatedly pressured foreign companies to hand over technology, encryption know-how and other trade secrets in exchange for access to its huge and growing market.
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WhatsApp Disruption Reported by China Users Amid Censorship Fears
WhatsApp users in China reported Tuesday on other social media platforms that the app was partly inaccessible.
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Has China Now Raised the Great Firewall Too High?
A VPN ban would both upset that balance and endanger several prized government initiatives designed to foster a more innovative Chinese economy.
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China Says Controversial Cyber Law Not Designed to Cripple Foreign Firms
"The purpose is to safeguard [China's] national cyberspace sovereignty and national security... rather than to restrict foreign enterprises."
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China Tightens Control Of Online News After Sensitive Gaffes
The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news websites personally liable for content after several portals this year posted material that was seen as embarrassing to President Xi Jinping.
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China's Broadcast Regulator Imposes Stricter Regulations On Foreign TV Shows
China will tighten restrictions on foreign and "foreign-inspired" television programs, its broadcast regulator said, in a bid to boost production of domestic shows that promote Chinese patriotism and traditions.
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Blocked Internet Firms on Chinese Charm Offensive
Google, Facebook and Twitter are all banned in China, but the Internet giants' top executives are increasingly frequent visitors to Beijing as they seek opportunity and profit from the world's second-largest economy, despite concerns over censorship.
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Artist Detained For Defaming President Xi Jinping in China
Chinese police have detained an artist for creating an image of Communist leader Xi Jinping with a crinkled face and a moustache, according to a human rights group.
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China threatens to shut down mobile news apps amidst Internet crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on several mobile news apps which don't have approval from government regulators, threatening to close those that refuse to "rectify".
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Chinese relish crack in Great Firewall, log on to Facebook
Some Chinese Internet users have this week been able to access blocked websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, relishing the newfound freedom although the reason for the breach in China's Great Firewall of censorship was a mystery.
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China moves to tame microbloggers amid censorship claims
China's Sina Corp has introduced a code of conduct for users of the local version of Twitter amid accusations of censorship to rein in what has grown into a raucous online forum to air political and social grievances.
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WeChat Denies Australia PM's Account Hacked Amid Chinese Interference Allegations
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has disappeared, prompting accusations of Chinese "interference" from senior members of his government Monday.
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The Reason Why Chinese Media Is Blurring Some Actors' Ears
Screenshots from programmes produced by streaming service iQiyi in China show actors with their ears blurred out and have been widely circulated online. Here is why their ears have been blurred out.
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WhatsApp Blocked in China Ahead of Communist Party Meeting: Reports
Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days to the Facebook-owned service, which previously malfunctioned in the country over the summer.
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Don't Like Our Rules? Then Leave, China Newspaper Says After Journal Censored
The censorship in China of hundreds of academic papers from a prominent journal will have little impact because readership is so small, but if Western institutions don't like the way things are done in China they can leave, the state-run Global Times newspaper said in an editorial on Monday.
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China Clamping Down on Use of VPNs to Evade Great Firewall
Beijing has repeatedly pressured foreign companies to hand over technology, encryption know-how and other trade secrets in exchange for access to its huge and growing market.
-
WhatsApp Disruption Reported by China Users Amid Censorship Fears
WhatsApp users in China reported Tuesday on other social media platforms that the app was partly inaccessible.
-
Has China Now Raised the Great Firewall Too High?
A VPN ban would both upset that balance and endanger several prized government initiatives designed to foster a more innovative Chinese economy.
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China Says Controversial Cyber Law Not Designed to Cripple Foreign Firms
"The purpose is to safeguard [China's] national cyberspace sovereignty and national security... rather than to restrict foreign enterprises."
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China Tightens Control Of Online News After Sensitive Gaffes
The Chinese government is holding chief editors of news websites personally liable for content after several portals this year posted material that was seen as embarrassing to President Xi Jinping.
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China's Broadcast Regulator Imposes Stricter Regulations On Foreign TV Shows
China will tighten restrictions on foreign and "foreign-inspired" television programs, its broadcast regulator said, in a bid to boost production of domestic shows that promote Chinese patriotism and traditions.
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Blocked Internet Firms on Chinese Charm Offensive
Google, Facebook and Twitter are all banned in China, but the Internet giants' top executives are increasingly frequent visitors to Beijing as they seek opportunity and profit from the world's second-largest economy, despite concerns over censorship.
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Artist Detained For Defaming President Xi Jinping in China
Chinese police have detained an artist for creating an image of Communist leader Xi Jinping with a crinkled face and a moustache, according to a human rights group.
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China threatens to shut down mobile news apps amidst Internet crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on several mobile news apps which don't have approval from government regulators, threatening to close those that refuse to "rectify".
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Chinese relish crack in Great Firewall, log on to Facebook
Some Chinese Internet users have this week been able to access blocked websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, relishing the newfound freedom although the reason for the breach in China's Great Firewall of censorship was a mystery.
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China moves to tame microbloggers amid censorship claims
China's Sina Corp has introduced a code of conduct for users of the local version of Twitter amid accusations of censorship to rein in what has grown into a raucous online forum to air political and social grievances.
