The military junta in Myanmar is still receiving fighters jets and armored vehicles used against civilians since last year’s coup.
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How China’s Economic Power Leads To Self-Censorship In Hollywood
Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel argues that today’s Hollywood blockbusters are now tailored to appeal to Chinese audiences.
How Bots And Fake Accounts Push China’s Vision of Olympics
China is hosting the Winter Olympics. Online, the country’s propagandists have promoted a vision of the Games free of hostility or controversy.
In Latin America’s New Cold War, Will China Lift Up Autocrats?
HE Ou Jianhong and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador recently traded praises raising questions about China’s motives in Latin America.
Hong Kong Youth Activists Continue To Live In Fear
Those identified from protests in 2019 face continuing fears of retribution under the now-authoritarian regime in Hong Kong.
Eileen Gu Defends China’s Internet Freedom, And Is Censored
Since she announced she would compete in the Olympics on the Chinese team, controversy has surrounded Eileen Gu, a U.S.-born skier.
China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health In Peril
A Tibetan monk has been jailed by Chinese officials, and it appears that little is being done to address the monk’s failing health.
World’s Top Two Authoritarians Team Up
China and Russia are teaming up. Led by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, respectively, they constitute a significant threat to the free world.
‘Fight Club’ Ending Restored in China After Public Ire
After social media ire over censored version of 1999’s “Fight Club,” Tencent Video members in China can now see full version.
President Xi Jinping, China’s ‘Chairman Of Everything’
Xi Jinping is not only the Chairman of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He is dubbed the ‘Chairman of everything’ in China.