In 2018, the Vatican signed an agreement with the Chinese government that stated the Church can only appoint bishops that have been approved by the state. Plus, the Vatican will have no right to veto a bishop recommended by the Chinese regime. Recently, a group of human rights activists and clergy wrote a letter to the Vatican ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit out at the Chinese government for the Chinese censorship policies that he believes are playing a key role in the spread of the coronavirus. The virus has so far infected over 109,000 people globally and killed at least 3,816. China alone accounts for 80,735 infected and over ...
The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China has had a very unusual ally — censorship, preventing free speech. Even before the coronavirus became a major global headline, many Chinese had come forward to warn about the potential pandemic their country is facing. Beijing silenced their voices and has been censoring all news about the coronavirus ...
Beijing’s censorship on the coronavirus outbreak is not only limited to China but has also expanded into other countries like the U.S. Whether by removing online posts or threatening people who speak the truth about the coronavirus, the Chinese communist government is doing everything it can to crush any criticism raised against it. Silencing critics ...
Since December, some of China’s top universities have been forced to edit their charters to align their views with Communist Party ideals. At Fudan University in Shanghai, officials removed all references to “freedom of thought,” triggering an intense backlash from students who are concerned about losing their free speech. Censorship of free speech in universities ...
The Chinese government likes to silence any criticism against it, whether it comes from its own citizens or people from outside the country. An American teenager was recently banned from the Chinese app TikTok after she posted a video about Beijing’s persecution of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. TikTok for a social cause When 17-year-old ...
China has banned two Australian politicians from entering the country — Senator James Paterson and Liberal MP Andrew Hastie. Both of them were due to visit Beijing as part of a study tour organized by the think tank China Matters. However, they were recently notified that their visas have been denied by the Chinese government. ...
Many American entertainment stars are on the Chinese government’s blacklist because of the opinions they hold on issues such as Taiwan and Tibet. These celebrities are not allowed to make money in China, and their careers in the United States are also affected. China has since expanded its influence on Hollywood through commercial channels, and ...
South Park is considered one of the most popular adult comedy shows on American television. In one of its latest episodes, the show mocked the way Hollywood is bowing down to Chinese censorship. Unsurprisingly, Beijing went on to remove every episode of the show from the country’s streaming services. In response, the creators tweeted a ...
A Taiwanese man is expected to face trial in Thailand for his “crime” of hosting a radio station that broadcast uncensored news to people in China. Beijing is believed to have applied pressure on Thai authorities to arrest the man. This is just another example of China’s censorship tactics. The trial The victim, Chiang Yung-Hsin ...
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