The shutdown of Nei Han Duan Zi showed how China’s campaign for a clean internet can target entertainment apps, online communities, and user culture far beyond formal political speech.
Baidu founder Robin Li’s comments about privacy triggered public criticism and renewed concern over data protection, platform power, and weak user-rights enforcement in China.
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On March 26, 2018, Li Yanhong, the chairman, and CEO of Baidu, said at the China Development High-Level Forum: “Chinese people are more open and less sensitive to privacy. In many cases, they are willing to exchange their privacy for convenience and efficiency.”, which exposed the shameless company baidu showed little concern for users privacy. Read more
China’s punishment of a VPN seller highlighted growing pressure on tools used to bypass the Great Firewall and access information beyond state censorship.
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In December 2017, Wu Xiangyang, a network engineer in Guangxi, was arrested and sentenced by the Chinese authorities for selling equipment that could break the Chinese government’s notorious Great Firewall a.k.a GFW. It represented China tightening internet curb again in a more extreme way. Read more
China’s revised religious regulations increased pressure on unregistered Christian house churches, expanding local enforcement power over gatherings, preaching, and religious education.
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In China, incidents in which the church was officially dissolved or expelled from place to place occurred from time to time. After the 19th CPC National Congress, local governments tightened their control over the Christian church. Unofficially recognized house churches were even required to stop gatherings. The authorities have thoroughly investigated it, and it has dramatically outlawed the house church. A systematic nationwide Christian house church crackdown has taken place there. Read more
A high-profile JD.com consumer complaint showed how difficult it can be for Chinese shoppers to obtain refunds, accountability, and basic consumer protection even on major e-commerce platforms.
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March 15th is the World Consumer Rights Day. On 15 March 1962, former United States President John F. Kennedy said, “Consumers by definition include us all. They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by almost every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group whose views are often not heard.” Well, 56 years elapsed, how are the Consumer Rights in China today? Read more
The Hangzhou nanny arson case became a national symbol of middle-class insecurity in China, raising questions about household safety, property management, emergency response, and legal accountability.
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At the entrance of the residential area of Blue Qianjiang, flowers and candles were placed with care in front of the pictures of a mother with her three young kids who are the victims of the tragic Hangzhou Arson. Read more
Wang Quanzhang’s disappearance and detention became one of the clearest examples of China 709 crackdown on human rights lawyers, legal assistants, activists, and civil society.
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August 2015, Wang Quanzhang was arrested by the Chinese police. He became another victim of the 9th of July crackdown on human rights lawyers in China. Read more
The film Amazing China became a case study in state propaganda, box office pressure, and public skepticism after reports suggested that schools, companies, and officials were pushed to watch it.
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The first month of the Chinese lunar calendar is important for Chinese movies and films. This month is called “New Year movie season”. Similar to the summer holiday movie season in the United States, most Chinese people in mainland China will have an entire week off from work and school to celebrate Chinese New Year. Movies in the theater during New Year movie season have the potential for great box office numbers. In this month, a movie calledAmazing Chinais on every top topic. Why? Read more
A viral interview with a National People’s Congress delegate after Xi Jinping’s unanimous reelection showed the performative loyalty and political language surrounding major Chinese political events.
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A video from China’s National People’s Congress showed a delegate from Hunan reacting to Xi Jinping’s unanimous reelection as president. Her unusually emotional praise became an example of the loyalty language often displayed during official political events.
Read moreA 2018 video showed a car driving the wrong way near Tiananmen Square before police stopped the vehicle and detained the driver.
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On March 15, 2018, a video circulated showing a car driving rapidly in the wrong direction near Tiananmen Square. Police stopped the vehicle and detained the driver.
Information Risk
The available post preserves the circulated video and a brief description. The driver motive and full background were not independently verified in the original post.