ChinaFile Presents: China Reporting in Exile
When China Reporters Can’t Report from China
Shortly after midnight on March 18, a phone call awoke Steven Lee Myers in his Beijing apartment. The call was followed by a flurry of messages: WhatsApp, text, email. Friends and colleagues were asking him questions: What is going on? What does...
U.S. Congress Urged to Require Chinese Journalists to Register as Agents
A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents.
Life Is about to Get Even Harder for Foreign Media in China
It is widely known that foreign journalists encounter various strict restrictions when reporting on China — particularly since Chinese President Xi Jinping came into office five years ago. But China just sent another strong message to the “...
China Is Playing Nice to the Very Media Outlets Trump Has Antagonized
U.S. president Donald J. Trump’s antagonism toward major media outlets has created an opportunity for China’s leaders to offer up a contrasting, seemingly more open style—however misleading that is.
China’s Content Crackdown Forces Western Media Concessions
Rules barring foreign media firms from video-streaming licenses are being more strictly enforced.
China Box Office: 'Captain America' Conquers with $96.1-Million Opening Weekend
The movie is likely to pass the 1-billion renminbi ($153-million) mark, said an analyst from film industry consulting firm.
China Passes New Laws on Foreign NGOs amid International Criticism
Critics say the laws amount to a crackdown, but China has argued that such regulation is long overdue.
At China’s Legislative Meeting, ‘Fake Foreign Media’ Take a Lower Profile
Foreign-looking journalists in media that have links to Chinese state-controlled media were called.