Media Beat
China’s media environment moves fast. We follow breaking developments and policy signals, offering an inside look at trends as they emerge.
Media Beat
Hiring Globally for the Chinese Story
China’s public diplomacy today centers on a phrase introduced by Xi Jinping at the National...
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Thoughts on a Dark Year
Late last week, a New Year’s letter appeared online written by Gao Yu (高昱), a deputy editor at...
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Revisiting China’s Media Policy
Earlier this month, CMP looked at criticism in the Chinese media of the decision by the UK...
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All This Talk of Independence
One week ago, the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom), the government regulator for broadcasting...
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Propaganda Soars Into Orbit
In December, Xi Jinping formally declared victory in his push to eradicate poverty in China....
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New Journalist Rules Target Social Media Conduct
Released this week, new procedures in China for the verification of journalism credentials will...
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Xi Jinping, Headline Columnist
Seeking Truth, the Chinese Communist Party’s bi-monthly theoretical journal, rang in the New Year...
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China’s Telling Twitter Story
Twitter users are liking and sharing fewer tweets by Chinese news outlets since the social media...
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On EU Deal, the Word is “Win-Win”
The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), agreed on December 30, and characterized...
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Thoughts on a High-Level Error
On December 2, Xinhua News Agency issued a lengthy official news release with a ponderous headline...
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The Geopolitics of Cyberpunk
This month, China’s party-state media have been increasingly vocal in criticizing the “Clean...
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China Growls Over “Clean Network” Plan
In April this year, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the launch of the “Clean Network”...
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