China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 69

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Wang verdict fails to quash doubts on Bo Xilai saga, political transition

* With official urging, Japan books pulled from shelves in Beijing

* Google to shut down China music service

* Confucius Institutes continue to expand worldwide

* Freedom House report finds growing web restrictions in China and beyond

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 68

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* State media toe the line on Wang Lijun trial coverage

* More investigative journalists resign under pressure

* Netizens suspect official hand, oppose violence in anti-Japan protests

* Security researchers trace sophisticated cyberattacks to China

* Chinese envoys press for removal of Oregon mural

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 67

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Media silence sparks rumors on Xi Jinping’s absence

* Regulator issues more rules on TV content

* Opponents protest Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing education plan

* Canadian reporter claims Xinhua used him for spying

* ‘National Review’ explores academic self-censorship on China

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 66

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Secrecy surrounds party conclaves ahead of leadership change

* ‘China Daily’ sells front page to Louis Vuitton

* Beijing flood criticism erupts online amid media controls

* Disowning Beijing’s UN veto, netizens back Syrian rebels

* Taiwan regulator grants conditional approval for media merger

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 65

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* State media reject or ignore Clinton’s democracy remarks

* Mystery surrounds newspapers’ leadership, content changes

* LinkedIn’s SlideShare blocked in China

* Communications cut on Dalai Lama’s birthday, monk authors detained

* China and North Korea release first film coproduction

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 64

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* State TV mocked for censoring Michelangelo statue

* Regulators announce new restrictions on online video

* Bloggers’ debate in park ends with scuffle

* Mainland activists missing after run-in with fake HK reporter

* Zimbabwe state TV to air Chinese news programs

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 63

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Bloomberg news site blocked after Xi Jinping article

* Netizen wins suit over labor camp stint for mocking Bo Xilai

* Microblogs spread word of protests, police violence in Shifang

* Hong Kong reporter briefly held for question to Hu Jintao

* Indian navy files stolen by China-based hackers

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 62

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* False data hide severity of China’s economic troubles

* Forced abortion stirs netizen outcry, husband missing after interview

* Netizen sues after Bo Xilai joke costs him year in labor camp

* Hong Kong editor’s performance fuels broader press freedom concerns

* U.S. Congress considers Chinese media visa caps

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 61

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Media payoffs pave way for Chinese IPOs, report finds

* Apple’s digital assistant flunks tests on taboo topics

* Huawei and ZTE face bribery verdict in Algeria, inquiry by U.S.

* Beijing to fund Hollywood film featuring Chinese superhero

* Harvard study reveals censors’ focus on ‘collective action’

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 60

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Internet censors cast wide net on 1989 massacre anniversary

* Google informs Chinese users of blocked search terms

* China Telecom breached by hackers

* Rare petition to free Falun Gong practitioner draws harassment, arrest

* Hong Kong media offer extensive coverage of Tiananmen anniversary

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China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 69