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
A Diplomatic Bow to Xi Jinping
China faces a growing list of setbacks internationally that might suggest its turn in diplomacy...
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Diplomatic Moves Toward “Xi Thought”
On July 20, Chinese media reported the formal inauguration of a new research center located within...
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A Disaster is a Disaster
News about China internationally this week has centered on deepening US-China tensions. Houston,...
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Naysaying Navarro
In recent months, page three of the Chinese Communist Party’s official People’s Daily newspaper...
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China’s Silent Axis on Human Rights
On the afternoon of July 1, as Hong Kong residents grappled with a new national security law and...
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Two Systems, One “Original Intention”
“What people wish for, and what everyone hopes.” It is with this cryptic line that today’s...
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PLA Site Attacks “Bad Domestic Media”
On June 10, the website China Military (chinamil.com.cn), a news portal operated by the People’s...
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Citizen Journalist Charged for Covid-19 Reporting
According to Chinese news reports and online posts, Shanghai-based citizen journalist Zhang Zhan...
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Censoring the UK on Hong Kong
One of the more dubious privileges of the social media era in China is that all users, regardless...
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China Fumes Over US Xinjiang Bill
US President Donald Trump signed legislation earlier this week calling for sanctions against...
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Telling China’s Covid-19 Story
Xi Jinping has emphasized on numerous occasions that the Chinese Communist Party must “tell the...
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Is China reveling in US woes?
A number of international media have reported in recent days that Chinese officials might be...
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