China Accused Of Decade Of Cyber Attacks On Governments And Corporates In Asia
“There’s no smoking gun...,but all signs point to China” Bryce Boland told TechCrunch.
Viewpoint
04.10.15
Bury Zhao Ziyang, and Praise Him
Zhao Ziyang, the premier and general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the 1980s, died on January 17, 2005. At a tightly...
TV Presenter Insults Mao at Private Dinner
CCTV is investigating a top presenters after he was caught calling Mao a “son of a bitch” at a private dinner.
We Traveled Across China and Returned Terrified for the Economy
China’s steel and metals markets, a barometer of the world’s second-biggest economy, are “a lot worse than you think.”
China Escalates Hollywood Partnerships, Aiming to Compete One Day
Chinese studios are moving up the value chain, helping to develop, design and produce world-class films and animated features.
Environment
04.02.15
‘Wolf Totem’ Trainer Sees Risks, Rewards for Hollywood in China
from chinadialogueWolf trainer Andrew Simpson has just wrapped up three years in Beijing coaching wolves to perform in the film version of the novel Wolf Totem. The Sino-French adaptation of...
The Chinese Billionaire Zhang Lei Spins Research Into Investment Gold
Starting 10 years ago with $20 million from Yale’s endowment, Zhang was an early backer of Tencent and JD.com.
Features
04.02.15
Frank Talk About Hong Kong’s Future from Margaret Ng
Following is the transcript of a recent ChinaFile Breakfast with Margaret Ng, the former Hong Kong legislator in discussion with Ira Belkin of New York University Law School and Orville Schell, ChinaFile Publisher and Arthur Ross...
China Ban Hits Google’s Search Ad Share; Baidu Gains
Google’s share of 2015’s $81.59 billion search ad market at 54.5%, down from 54.7% in 2014 and 55.2% in 2013.
Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Xinjiang Article and Related Apology
An article on a Muslim couple jailed for beard and burqa appeared Sunday in state media but was gone Monday.
Chinese Authorities Compromise Millions in Cyberattacks
Hijacking the computers of millions of innocent Internet users around the world shows China's disregard for Internet governance norms.
The China Africa Project
03.30.15
A Chinese Perspective on the #RacistRestaurant Scandal in Kenya
The Chinese restaurant in Nairobi that barred Africans after 5pm sparked a frenzied week of news coverage on both local and international media and, of course, on Twitter. The actions of this small, inconsequential restaurant seemingly took on...
China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic
In recent attacks on sites that try to help Internet users in China circumvent censorship, the Great Firewall appears to have been used as a weapon.
Q. and A.: Adam Fisk on Evading Internet Censorship in China
GreatFire.org’s “mirrored” websites and the Internet bandwidth-sharing service Lantern have allowed users to access the open Internet.
Fifty Shades of Xi
China’s confessional politics of dominance.
U.S. Coding Website GitHub Hit With Cyberattack
The attack appears to underscore how China’s Internet censors increasingly reach outside the country.
Beyond Ai Weiwei: How China’s Artists Handle Politics (or Avoid Them)
Westerners are often criticized for looking at Chinese art through a narrow political lens.
Apple is Hitler, says Chinese CEO
Chinese tech firm LeTV is rumored to be entering the smartphone market.
Media
03.25.15
Was Lee Kuan Yew an Inspiration or a Race Traitor? Chinese Can’t Agree
When Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore, passed away at the ripe age of 91 on March 23, the elderly statesman was as controversial in death as in life—and...
Seeing Through the Smog
Potential impacts of the documentary Under the Domes on China’s Civic Participation.
In Lee Kuan Yew, China Saw a Leader to Emulate
Singapore won an outsize influence with China after they embarked on an experiment with controlled capitalism.
China (Finally) Admits to Hacking
An updated military document for the first time admits that the Chinese government sponsors offensive cyber units.
China’s Biggest Anti-Censorship Service is Under Attack
GreatFire.org has been under an unprecedented denial-of-service attack, receiving more than 2 billion requests per hour.
Yahoo to Shutter China Office and Cut “Around 350” Jobs
The move not a huge surprise as Yahoo has been retreating since 2013 when it ended email servies in China.
Party Investigates CNPC Executive Once Seen as Company’s Next Leader
Liao Yongyuan, who oversaw gas pipeline project crossing country, becomes target of inquiry by party graft-buster.
The Constant Adaptations of China’s Great Firewall
Firewall-hopping technologies see activist programmers and Chinese censors engaged in a cat-and-mouse game.
Media
03.10.15
China’s Good Girls Want Tattoos
“It seems that Chinese men don’t want to marry a girl with tattoos,” complained one such girl on the Chinese online discussion platform Douban. She posted a picture of her body art, an...
Media
03.09.15
China’s Real Inconvenient Truth: Its Class Divide
China is talking about its pollution problem, but its equally serious class problem remains obscured behind the...
China Blocks Web Access to ‘Under the Dome’ Documentary on Pollution
The drama over the video has ignited speculation over which groups supported it and which sought to kill it.
China’s Real Inconvenient Truth: Its Class Divide
Solving China's air and water pollution will require addressing the gap between rich urbanites and rural peasants.
Books
03.05.15
Has the American Media Misjudged China
Thirty-five years after China's opening to the world, some of the key assumptions that have guided coverage are being tested by the presidency of Xi Jinping. This book is must reading for anyone involved in U.S.-Chinese relations or for anyone who is just plain curious about how the assumptions that have guided American media coverage of China are now being challenged by the presidency of Xi Jinping. He has a very different vision of his country's future than the one often presented in some media accounts. —William J. Holstein {chop}
China’s Premier Vows to Promote Film, TV Industries, “Core Socialist Values”
Li Keqiang pledging to promote entertainment industry as delegates renewed calls for film classification system.
China Lowers 2015 Economic Growth Target to Around 7 Percent
The growth target is lower than the 7.4-percent economic growth in 2014, its weakest annual expansion since 1990.
How China Uses J-Visas to Punish International Media for Critical Coverage
A new report finds Chinese authorities are "treating journalistic accreditation as a privilege rather than a professional right."
In Beijing, Political Pomp Abounds as China Kicks off 'Two Meetings'
The dual sessions do telegraph the general national agenda for the coming year.
China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Anti-terror Law
Obama this week said China would have to change the draft law if it were "to do business with the United States".
Beijing Quietly Curbs Discussion of Documentary on Air Pollution
Censors stepped in to tamp down the buzz around an air-pollution documentary that drew 100 million views.
Travels with My Censor
China’s reading public has begun to discover nonfiction books about China by foreigners.
Pollution Documentary ‘Under the Dome’ Blankets Chinese Internet
Pollution Documentary ‘Under the Dome’ Blankets Chinese Internet http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/02/pollution-...
China’s Coal Use and Estimated CO2 Emissions Fell in 2014
Glen Peters of the Global Carbon Project calculates that China's CO2 emissions have also fallen, by 0.7 percent, for the first time this century.
China Box Office Tops U.S. for First Time Ever
A Lunar New Year brought in $650 million in the second-largest movie market.
The Film That Is Going to Change China
Chai Jing's stunning documentary on the smog problem was viewed more than 100 million times in little over two days.
Xi Jinping Hopes to Count in Chinese Political History With ‘Four Comprehensives’ -
Chinese President Xi Jinping has uncorked his own ordinal political philosophy.
China’s Feminists Stand up Against ‘Misogynistic’ TV Gala
The most widely watched television show on earth was peppered with jokes at the expense of women.
China Starts Massive Promotion of Xi Jinping’s Political Theory the ‘Four Comprehensives’
Xi has created a slogan and formulated principles to guide his style of government.
Sobering News Out of China, Part 4 Million
Chronicles of a country walling itself off.
In China, Oscars Ceremony Touches Nerves Over Hong Kong, Snowden
Common spoke about dreams of better lives, including “people in Hong Kong fighting for democracy."
Media
02.23.15
Five Predictions for Chinese Censorship in the Year of the Sheep
Blocked websites, jailed journalists, and nationalist rhetoric have long been features of the Chinese Communist Party’s media control strategy. During the Year of the Horse, which just ended on China’s lunar calendar, President Xi Jinping and his...
Viewpoint
02.19.15
Beijing Touts ‘Cyber-Sovereignty’ In Internet Governance
It has been a difficult few weeks for global technology companies operating in China.
Chinese officials strengthened the Internet firewall by blocking...
Ringing In the Lunar New Year, Whatever It’s Called
Because Han Chinese culture developed in regions where herders and goats prevailed, many think the zodiac talisman must be a goat.
With Lunar New Year Show, Another Link to China for a New York Fireworks Family
The Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s largest art academy, is involved in the celebrations this year.
China’s Internet Censorship Anthem Is Revealed, Then Deleted
Cyberspace Administration employees Sang lines like, “An Internet power: Tell the world that the Chinese Dream is uplifting China.”
Learn the History of Modern China Through Photobooks
A new book and exhibition reveals the untold history of photobook publishing in China.