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Careful Words on the Trump-Xi Summit
As Donald Trump sits down with China's top leader, the Chinese Communist Party's flagship newspaper offers a muted masterclass in calibrated messaging.
14 hrs ago
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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Silence for Sale
A recent state media report about a social media scheme targeting companies ahead of stock market listings reveals the stubborn persistence of news…
May 12
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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China’s Long Arm in Lusaka
Whether China pressured Zambia to cancel RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights summit, remains an open question for some. But recent history…
May 8
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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Borrowing Boats in Greece
From content-sharing deals to diaspora media linked to the PRC party-state, China has built a layered media presence in Greece, exploiting a landscape…
May 5
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Lingua Sinica
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Dalia Parete
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April 2026
Beware the Tigers
As China’s provincial propaganda apparatus reaches into Europe through cultural diplomacy, even storied universities can find themselves unwitting…
Apr 30
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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A Law in China to Get People Reading, Book Bans in Malaysia, and Rapid Rejection for Musk's XChat
These stories and more, including the quiet erasure of a student outlet at Beijing Normal University, and a Taipei data journalism outlet that has…
Apr 22
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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Dalia Parete
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田間 Tian Jian
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Mark Chiu
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How China’s Press Abandoned Its Readers
A WeChat post arguing that China’s dying newspapers did not just lose readers — they abandoned them first — was swiftly censored for violating “relevant…
Apr 20
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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An Open Door for China's Media in Spain
As Spain's prime minister makes his fourth visit to Beijing in four years, scholar Shiany Pérez-Cheng examines how media partnerships and…
Apr 15
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Lingua Sinica
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Dalia Parete
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Taking Liberties with AI
One of Taiwan's top newspapers published a political story fabricated by a chatbot — and then pushed responsibility squarely onto the reporter, raising…
Apr 14
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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Sweeping the Ancestors Aside, and Rewriting History in Hong Kong
On Tomb Sweeping Day, China honors (only) the Party's legacy; in Hong Kong, history bends to national security; and on streaming platforms, even…
Apr 8
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Lingua Sinica
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No Foundation for the PLA
An official Chinese military social media account finds fault with a popular costume drama and the flawless face of its battle-ready star — and in doing…
Apr 3
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Lingua Sinica
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Mark Chiu
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AI for Human Propaganda
While journalists around the world grapple with the existential impact of AI, China’s closed and repressive media system sees it only as a production…
Apr 2
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Lingua Sinica
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David Bandurski
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