Rural love story hit movie ‘Return to Dust’ banned in China ahead of party congress — Radio Free Asia

Official poster of the movie

Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censors have removed a film about the struggles of a poverty-stricken farming couple from streaming sites, as police and officials clamped down on any form of public dissent ahead of the 20th National Congress next month. “Return to Dust,” a love story about a couple who marry and eke out

FBI report of a Chinese agent working at Twitter sparks calls for government action — Radio Free Asia

A Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone in an  August 2020 file photo. Credit: AFP

Chinese rights activists overseas have told RFA that they are concerned but unsurprised at recent allegations that an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was working at Twitter, saying such infiltration is part of Beijing’s global influence operation. The FBI informed Twitter of at least one Chinese agent among its employees, according to U.S.

Vietnamese authorities walk back decision ordering artist to destroy 29 paintings — Radio Free Asia

An undated photo of Vietnamese poet and painter Bui Chat. Alpha Art Station

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee reversed a decision ordering a popular Vietnamese poet and artist to destroy 29 of his works because he hosted an exhibition in July without a permit, he told RFA. Bui Quang Vien, better known by his pen name Bui Chat, held the exhibition from July 15-30 at the

China steps up domestic censorship, overseas propaganda ahead of party congress — Radio Free Asia

China’s Cyberspace Administration says it has recently shuttered 1.34 billion social media accounts and deleted 22 million posts. AP

China’s Cyberspace Administration says it has recently shuttered 1.34 billion social media accounts and deleted 22 million posts. AP The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up propaganda and censorship efforts ahead of its 20th national congress, tightening control of domestic internet users and spreading its official narrative overseas. The country’s powerful Cyberspace Administration

Taiwan’s ‘time machine’ house recreates, preserves memories of Hong Kong — Radio Free Asia

The black boxes are like high-rise buildings, simulating the urban landscape of Hong Kong, with

A small exhibit down an alleyway off Hsin-Yi Street in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan is offering Hongkongers in exile and others with keen memories of the city to leave them in a “time machine” house for others to see. The Hong Kong Time House project hopes to recreate the city people remember, to

oppose it and die’ — Radio Free Asia

The bodies of dead civilians lie among mangled bicycles near Beijing's Tiananmen Square in this June 4, 1989 file photo.  Credit: AP

In the second part of this two-part essay, Bao Tong, a former political secretary to late, ousted Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, comments on then Premier Li Peng’s accounts of the events leading up to the June 4, 1989 bloodshed by the People’s Liberation Army that put an end to weeks of student-led protests on Tiananmen Square.

China deletes WHO chief’s criticism of zero-COVID policy from social media platforms — Radio Free Asia

A worker disinfects the queue area of a swab test collection site for Covid-19 coronavirus in Beijing, May 11, 2022. Credit: AFP.

Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censors rushed to delete comments by the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) criticizing its zero-COVID policy as unsustainable from social media platforms in China on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to change its approach, saying CCP leader Xi Jinping’s favored policy “will not be sustainable”

More than 200 arrested for social media posts supporting Myanmar opposition — Radio Free Asia

Arrested comedian Kaung Kyaw in an undated photo.

Authorities in Myanmar have arrested more than 200 people for incitement and terrorism since late January in connection with posts they made to social media in support of opposition groups the junta has labeled terrorist organizations, according to official statements. On Jan. 25, the junta announced that anyone posting content in support of the shadow

Musk’s Twitter acquisition prompts renewed fear of Chinese influence, infiltration — Radio Free Asia

A Tesla model 3 is seen during the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, April 19, 2021. Credit: AFP.

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has sparked fears that the platform may now be more vulnerable to Beijing’s influence, amid an ongoing overseas influence and infowar campaign by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Musk’s recent U.S.$44 billion acquisition of the social media platform was questioned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos soon after it was finalized, with

Shanghai-based Ji Xiaolong joins ranks of COVID-19 dissidents in China — Radio Free Asia

Policemen wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stand on a street during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai, May 3, 2022. Credit: AFP

Shanghai-based rights activist Ji Xiaolong, who was recently released on bail by police, vowed on Tuesday to keep speaking out against rights abuses in the city, much of which remains under tight restrictions amid renewed rounds of mass testing. Ji, who was incommunicado for two days after tweeting “The police are here looking for me” on Saturday. He

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