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China’s "Great Firewall" now deletes messages in real time
The Daily Beast, July 20, 2017
http://www.thedailybeast.com/chinas-great-firewall-now-deletes-messages-in-real-time

Deleted Forbes article criticizing Asia Society tycoon resurfaces online amid accusations of censorship
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/20/deleted-forbes-article-criticising-asia-society-tycoon-resurfaces-elsewhere-amid-accusations-of-censorship/

China clamps down on big tweeters amid ongoing purge of foreign content
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/purge-07192017110552.html

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粉丝越多越麻烦? 新规定: 微博粉丝三万需登记备案 (More followers, more trouble? New regulations: Weibo accounts with over 30,000 followers must register)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-07192017095102.html

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China bans “soft burial”, an award-winning novel about the deadly consequences of land reform
Global Voices, June 8, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/08/china-bans-soft-burial-an-award-winning-novel-about-the-deadly-consequences-of-land-reform/

Chinese censor shuts down dozens of online entertainment news accounts
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2097367/chinese-censor-shuts-down-dozens-online-entertainment-news

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Media round-up: Pro-Beijing newspapers bury or ignore Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/05/media-round-pro-beijing-newspapers-bury-ignore-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil/

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广电总局：禁止在任何平台上播出“未删减版”节目 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television: Broadcasting “uncensored” programs on any platform is prohibited)
Jinyang Wang, June 2, 2017
http://news.ycwb.com/2017-06/02/content_24981480.htm

China's broadcast regulator, tightening control of content, promotes “core socialist values”
Reuters, June 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-regulator-broadcast-idUSKBN18U08D

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Chinese Foreign Ministry rebukes student for exalting free speech in graduation remarks
Global Voices, May 30, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/30/chinese-foreign-ministry-rebukes-student-for-exalting-free-speech-in-graduation-remarks/

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中国政府对微信的审查扩展到图片 (Chinese gov’t extends censorship to pictures on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-04132017101253.html

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We (can’t) Chat: “709 Crackdown” discussions blocked on Weibo and WeChat
Citizen Lab, April 13, 2017
https://citizenlab.org/2017/04/we-cant-chat-709-crackdown-discussions-blocked-on-weibo-and-wechat/

China jails social media user for two years for satire about president, Chairman Mao
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sentencing-04122017111054.html

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China blocks South Korean TV in dispute over missile defense
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/blocks-04112017151500.html

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《树大招风》中国禁播免提 香港成颁奖礼大羸家 (“Trivisa,” film banned in China, won most awards at Hong Kong Film Awards)
Radio France Internationale, April 10, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170410-《树大招风》中国禁播免提-香港成颁奖礼大羸家

Satirical news show “China uncensored” censored by Apple in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Global Voices, April 10, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/10/satirical-news-show-china-uncensored-censored-by-apple-in-hong-kong-and-taiwan/

Labor disputes on the rise, authorities call on union to take greater role
China Labor Bulletin, April 7, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-disputes-rise-authorities-call-union-take-greater-role

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The complicated relationship between tech markets and streaming regulations in China
China Film Insider, February 23, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/complicated-relationship-tech-markets-streaming-regulations-china/

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Stuck in the middle
China Media Project, February 15, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/02/15/stuck-in-the-middle/

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China statistics chief joins calls for crackdown on bogus economic data
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2070405/china-statistics-chief-joins-calls-crackdown-bogus-economic-data

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Chinese censors’ looser social media grip “may help flag threats”
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2070261/chinese-censors-looser-social-media-grip-may-help-flag

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Minitrue: Do not repost news on Zhejiang HIV infections
China Digital Times, February 9, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/minitrue-not-repost-news-zhejiang-hiv-infections/

To boost cinema attendance, China wages war on critics
The Economist, February 9, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21716638-they-are-fighting-back-boost-cinema-attendance-china-wages-war-critics

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China vice premier says falsifying economic data will be punished: paper
Reuters, February 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-data-idUSKBN15O0E1

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Facebook is trying everything to re-enter China—and it’s not working
The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerbergs-beijing-blues-1485791106

Minitrue: Delete report on air pollution deaths
China Digital Times, February 6, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/minitrue-delete-report-air-pollution-deaths/

Chinese authorities order overhaul of video site that posted footage of Tiananmen car incident
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/06/chinese-authorities-order-overhaul-video-site-posted-footage-tiananmen-car-incident/

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上載天安門前車禍短片　「梨視頻」翌日因未取得合資格證明遭勒令整改 (After uploading video of Tiananmen car accident, rectification and reform ordered for website “Pear Video” on grounds of failure to obtain legitimate permit)
Mingpao, February 6, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170206/s00004/1486375690934

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News on Tiananmen crash circulates, and is deleted
China Digital Times, February 3, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/news-tiananmen-jeep-crash-circulates-deleted/

禁报霾 8省发「特强浓雾」、大雾黄色预警及伏地魔 (Smog reports banned, eight provinces release warnings for “extra strong fog”, “yellow fog warning” and “Voldemort”)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/ 20170205-禁报霾-8省发「特强浓雾」、大雾黄色预警及伏地魔

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Netizen in China's Sichuan jailed over tweet about “worst smog in 2,000 years”
四川网民发布雾霾温馨提示 遭秋后算账被行拘
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/smog-02032017111756.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl1-02032017110714.html

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Online criticism of China's New Year state TV gala disappears
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/online-criticism-of-chinas-new-year-state-tv-gala-disappears-02022017115908.html

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凤凰网“严重违法违规” 北京网信办责令整改 (Phoenix website (ifeng) in "serious violation of the law," Beijing Internet Information Office orders rectification)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-12142016102407.html

Chinese Muslim website blocked after Xi letter
China Digital Times, December 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/popular-chinese-muslim-website-blocked-xi-letter/

Related:
Popular Chinese Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi
转发致习近平公开信 穆斯林网站被封
Reuters, December 14, 2016
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-censorship-islam-idUSKBN1431LC
CH:http://bit.ly/2hmuPzn

北京對藏人管制：靠信息封鎖過日子 (Beijing controls Tibetans basing on information blockade)
Radio France Internationale, December 14, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161215-北京對藏人管制：靠信息封鎖過日子

三名藏人因涉嫌传播自焚视频被捕 (Three Tibetans arrested for spreading the video of a Tibetan’s self-immolation)
Voice of America, December 14, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/tibet-self-immolation-20161213/3635001.html

VOA连线(王亚秋)：报告：中国关押记者人数世界第二多(CPJ Annual Report: Number of journalists detained in China is 2nd largest in world)
Voice of America, December 14, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20161214-VOAConnects/3635890.html

Nassim Nicholas Taleb hits out at Chinese printers’ censorship of his book
The Guardian, December 14, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/14/nassim-nicholas-taleb-hits-out-at-chinese-printers-censorship-of-his-book

Miss World contestant who challenged China is allowed to speak once more
The New York Times, December 14, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/world/asia/anastasia-lin-miss-world-china-canada.html

China holds 38 journalists behind bars in 2016: Press freedom group
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-holds-38-journalists-behind-bars-in-2016-press-freedom-group-12142016104803.html

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新疆通过防治网络“虚假”和“有害”信息的条例 (Standing Committee of 12th People's Congress for XUAR adopts regulations on control and punishment of online transmission of “false” information)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-12122016115249.html

Related:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Regulations on Control and Punishment of Online Transmission of False Information
China Law Translate, December 7, 2016
http://bit.ly/2hrybOT

Pageant silences beauty queen, a critic of China, at U.S. contest
The New York Times, December 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/asia/anastasia-lin-miss-world-china-censorship.html

China’s Internet censors crack down on news portal over U.S. election coverage
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2054252/chinas-internet-censors-crack-down-news-portal-over-us

Chengdu authorities clamp down on air pollution reporting following protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/13/chengdu-authorities-clamp-down-on-air-pollution-reporting-following-protests/

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新書被要求改「中國台灣」　《黑天鵝》作者轟：在美國銷售卻由中國審查 (Author of “The Black Swan” Nassim Nicholas Taleb asked to change “Taiwan” into “China, Taiwan” in new book printed in China, author resists and hits back: book to be sold in the U.S. is not to be censored by China)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161213/s00004/1481601679089

Minitrue: Notice on Chengdu environmental coverage
China Digital Times, December 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/minitrue-urgent-notice-chengdu-environmental-coverage/