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



HIGHLIGHTS

* Censorship on Ferrari crash spurs speculation

* Microblog censors target Bo Xilai, coup rumors

* Problems plague new real-name microblog policy

* Romney, Kerry tied to China surveillance company

* UK book fair excludes independent Chinese authors

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



HIGHLIGHTS

* State media follow officials’ lead in covering Bo Xilai’s downfall

* New law regulates secret detentions

* State media revive Mao-era propaganda hero

* China suspected in Facebook-based NATO spying

* Carnegie Mellon unveils study of microblog deletions

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Tight censorship, news blackouts surround Hu Jintao's U.S. visit

* 'Times' columnist tests China's internet freedom

* Crackdown on Liu Xiaobo's supporters continues

* Blogger and artist Ai Weiwei's studio demolished

* China and Egypt to cooperate on book fair

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Communist Party reinforces propaganda discipline for 2011

* Stand-alone cybercafes to be eliminated in China by 2016

* China microblog set to reach 1 million Hong Kong users

* Sixty prominent Tibetans arrested since 2008, report finds

* China's branding campaign unveiled in New York City

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China



HIGHLIGHTS

* Chinese investigative reporter dies after beating

* Website of Communist Party mouthpiece to open to investors

* Chinese authorities expand mobile-phone controls

* Uighur web editor sentenced to life imprisonment

* Giant Chinese-donated TV used for propaganda in Zimbabwe

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS

* As 2010 ends, Beijing intensifies crackdown on activists

* State hides scale, causes of Great Leap Forward death toll, says scholar

* China's online game makers prosper on blocked Facebook

* Taiwan animated news can be serious, too

* China's state-run media expand in Europe and Asia

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China



HIGHLIGHTS

* Censors skew coverage of Nobel Prize winner in China

* China tops annual list for imprisoned journalists

* Mao's grandson makes microblogging debut, netizen responses censored

* Nobel push is 'tip of the iceberg' for transnational Chinese censorship

* China's state-run media expand influence in Africa

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China



HIGHLIGHTS

* Japanese news report on Nobel Peace Prize blacked out in China

* WikiLeaks reporting censored, cables hint at Politburo involvement in Google attacks

* Beijing activist detained for "inciting subversion" after posting Tiananmen photo online

* Shooting incident sparks debate in Taiwan over election coverage

* China Daily embedded in U.S. news website, launched in Europe