China begins to demand registration and real names from cell phone users
This week, China began demanding the real names of new users with a cell phone in an attempt to further reduce anonymity. Within three years, the real identities of all users must be registered with...
View ArticleInterview with Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao
Full interview with Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, where he talks of freedom of speech.
View ArticleSlavery thrives in Chinese prisons
From Al Jazeera: Do get on your high horse just yet. America isn’t much better than China when it comes to prisons.
View ArticleChina passes new legislation on police powers of detention
China has passed new legislation giving the police new, extended powers of detention of its citizens. Under the new law, the police can hold people at unknown locations for up to six months, but,...
View ArticleChina may require real-name registration to access the internet
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View ArticlePoison the well: Chinese city fails to report huge toxic leak, cuts off water...
Handan, located in Hebei province, has seen its primary water supply cut off since Saturday afternoon. The move followed an accident in nearby Shanxi Province in which industrial chemicals spilled into...
View ArticleTesting China’s journalistic limits
From Al Jazeera English: This week, Listening Post gets to the heart of the story – a story that involves the Communist Party and its effort to redefine itself for a new decade under Xi Jinping. His...
View ArticleBritish reporter detained in China, keeps rolling video
British reporter, Mark Stone was filming from Tiananmen Square in Beijing when he was detained by the police. Stone later reported that they did have permission to film, but they weren’t displaying...
View ArticleTwo videos give a brief glimspe into what it’s like to live in a police state
Mark Stone was briefly detained after mentioning 1989 in Tiananmen Square this week. It’s not the first time the media has run into trouble with the Chinese while filming in their country. In 2009, CNN...
View ArticleChina is deploying an ocean-floor surveillance network to strengthen its...
A redditor found this article behind a paywall and shared it. This article has been referenced and recommended by other authors and writers over the pas couple of months. Unfortunately it was behind a...
View ArticleWhat happens when you ask regular people in China about Tiananmen?
A Day to Remember from Freewaves on Vimeo. A Day to Remember 2005 by Liu Wei Biography: Liu Wei was born in in the People's Republic of China. He lives and works in Beijing. China’s suppression of the...
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