As the troubled lockdown in Xi’an has shown, many Chinese people remain willing to work diligently toward the government’s goal of eliminating the virus, no matter the consequences.
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In a Race to Shape the Future, History Is Under New Pressure
A wave of misleading revisionism has become epidemic in both autocracies and democracies. It has been notably effective — and contagious.
As Beijing Takes Control, Chinese Tech Companies Lose Jobs and Hope
The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country’s brightest.
Chinese Police Hunt Overseas Critics With Advanced Tech
Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media. Their targets include college students and non-Chinese nationals.
Hu Xijin, Chief of China’s Global Times, Will Retire
Mr. Hu, editor of the Communist Party tabloid Global Times, set the tone for a new generation of Chinese pundits with his flair for verbal combat.
Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.
Five days after Facebook changed its name to Meta, an Australian artist found herself blocked, with seemingly no recourse, from an account documenting nearly a decade of her life and work.
Nobel-Winning Journalists Denounce War Talk and Online ‘Toxic Sludge’
At an awards ceremony in Oslo, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia called for peace, democratic renewal and support for a free press.
Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.
‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
She is not the first celebrity to be scrubbed from the internet, but her supporters are finding creative ways to voice their frustration.
‘Where is **?’: Fans in China Elude Censors to Talk About Peng Shuai
She is not the first celebrity to be scrubbed from the internet, but her supporters are finding creative ways to voice their frustration.