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In Xi Jinping's China, A "Stalin-Like Purge" Cracks Down On Key Personnel
Hundreds of government personnel in China have vanished under ambiguous circumstances, prompting comparisons to deadly purges overseen by former Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, a report claims.
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One Of China's Largest Tutoring Firms Reels Under Education Crackdown
China's New Oriental dismissed 60,000 employees and saw operating income plunge by 80% after Beijing enforced new sweeping rules on the country's private education industry that barred for-profit tutoring last year, according to its founder.
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No Gossip, No Star-Chasing: China Targets Celebrity Online Information
China's cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it will tighten oversight over how celebrity information is disseminated online, such as the publishing of their personal details and the placements of their advertisements on internet sites.
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China's Mystery 'Authoritative Person' Resurfaces to Explain Crackdowns
In 2016, an unnamed "authoritative person" gained international prominence by laying out the long-term economic thinking of China's top leaders, saying that the government should prioritize cutting leveraging instead of juicing up GDP growth.
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Followed, Harassed: Foreign Reporters Say China Work Conditions Worsen
Detentions, visa delays, and suspected phone bugging are among the challenges faced by foreign journalists in China, who say working conditions are getting worse with many reporting being watched and harassed.
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Trump Says China Is "Honourable". He Should Learn From This Woman's Case
Not long before President Trump expounded on how "honorable" he finds China's communist regime, my friend Ti-Anna Wang found herself and her 11-month-old baby in custody in the Hangzhou airport.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
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China's crackdown on online rumours targeting even non-dissident postings
China's crackdown on online "rumour-mongering" is widely seen as a tool to halt criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
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China jails more than 1,400 in lending crackdown
Chinese authorities have sentenced more than 1,400 people to prison terms of at least five years for involvement in underground lending in a crackdown on a financing practice widely used by China's entrepreneurs, a police official said on Friday.
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China closes liberal website after reform call
A liberal Chinese journal's website was shut down on Friday, sources said, in the latest and most prominent example of a crackdown by Chinese authorities against online freedom of expression.
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China hauls away activists in congress crackdown
During her 30-hour train journey to Beijing, Wang Xiulan ducked into bathrooms whenever the conductors checked IDs. Later, as she lay low in the outskirts of the capital, unidentified men caught her in a nighttime raid and hauled her to a police station. She assumed a fake identity to get away, and is now in hiding again.
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China comes down heavy on "Internet crime"
Chinese police Saturday said they have arrested 1,065 suspects and deleted more than 208,000 "harmful" online messages.
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In Xi Jinping's China, A "Stalin-Like Purge" Cracks Down On Key Personnel
Hundreds of government personnel in China have vanished under ambiguous circumstances, prompting comparisons to deadly purges overseen by former Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, a report claims.
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One Of China's Largest Tutoring Firms Reels Under Education Crackdown
China's New Oriental dismissed 60,000 employees and saw operating income plunge by 80% after Beijing enforced new sweeping rules on the country's private education industry that barred for-profit tutoring last year, according to its founder.
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No Gossip, No Star-Chasing: China Targets Celebrity Online Information
China's cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it will tighten oversight over how celebrity information is disseminated online, such as the publishing of their personal details and the placements of their advertisements on internet sites.
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China's Mystery 'Authoritative Person' Resurfaces to Explain Crackdowns
In 2016, an unnamed "authoritative person" gained international prominence by laying out the long-term economic thinking of China's top leaders, saying that the government should prioritize cutting leveraging instead of juicing up GDP growth.
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Followed, Harassed: Foreign Reporters Say China Work Conditions Worsen
Detentions, visa delays, and suspected phone bugging are among the challenges faced by foreign journalists in China, who say working conditions are getting worse with many reporting being watched and harassed.
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Trump Says China Is "Honourable". He Should Learn From This Woman's Case
Not long before President Trump expounded on how "honorable" he finds China's communist regime, my friend Ti-Anna Wang found herself and her 11-month-old baby in custody in the Hangzhou airport.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
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China's crackdown on online rumours targeting even non-dissident postings
China's crackdown on online "rumour-mongering" is widely seen as a tool to halt criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
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China jails more than 1,400 in lending crackdown
Chinese authorities have sentenced more than 1,400 people to prison terms of at least five years for involvement in underground lending in a crackdown on a financing practice widely used by China's entrepreneurs, a police official said on Friday.
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China closes liberal website after reform call
A liberal Chinese journal's website was shut down on Friday, sources said, in the latest and most prominent example of a crackdown by Chinese authorities against online freedom of expression.
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China hauls away activists in congress crackdown
During her 30-hour train journey to Beijing, Wang Xiulan ducked into bathrooms whenever the conductors checked IDs. Later, as she lay low in the outskirts of the capital, unidentified men caught her in a nighttime raid and hauled her to a police station. She assumed a fake identity to get away, and is now in hiding again.
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China comes down heavy on "Internet crime"
Chinese police Saturday said they have arrested 1,065 suspects and deleted more than 208,000 "harmful" online messages.
