Amid the coronavirus epidemic, suppression of dissent remains a top priority for the CCP, and the stakes are higher than ever.

Public relations firms based in target countries play a critical role in the Chinese government’s global propaganda system.

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported.

The national security law is just the start of oppression.

Recent investigations and takedowns show more sophistication – and a greater willingness to intrude on domestic politics in target countries.

In this issue: The Communist Party’s centennial reveals its insecurities, Hong Kong’s prodemocracy newspaper is killed off, and the global reach of Chinese government censorship and surveillance...

Part of the station’s mission is to attack designated enemies of the Communist Party.

Five journalists at Stand News and pop star Denise Ho are arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of sedition.

The coronavirus fallout is hastening Beijing’s shift toward covert, Russian-style tactics.

Through a combination of industrial scale and technological clout, the CCP is increasing the reach of its influence operations.

China’s political system is designed to cover up failure and exaggerate success. It can’t be trusted on the coronavirus.

In this issue: How suppressing dissent remains a top priority for Beijing even amid a public health crisis, the evolution since January of propaganda, censorship, and surveillance related to the...

If the outbreak becomes a pandemic, China's censorship and propaganda concerning the virus will make it worse.

Its networks are resisting takedown efforts and gaining traction among real users.

In this issue: How internet freedom in China hit a new low in 2019 and why other countries could follow, highlights from the Communist Party Fourth Plenum, facial recognition upgrades, censorship by...

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Merrick B. Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General, Matthew...

Part of the station’s mission is to attack designated enemies of the Communist Party.

With all eyes turning to China, the government is focused on dictating what the world sees.

Editor’s Note: This article continues coverage by China Brief of the ongoing efforts by the Chinese government to suppress dissent in Xinjiang (see China Brief, May 15 2018; and China Brief, November...

Amid the coronavirus epidemic, suppression of dissent remains a top priority for the CCP, and the stakes are higher than ever.

Pushback against politically motivated prosecutions is emerging from lawyers, judges, and the principles of Hong Kong’s common law system itself.

Beijing’s campaign to control narratives about China the world over is attracting more attention — and opposition.

In this issue: How suppressing dissent remains a top priority for Beijing even amid a public health crisis, the evolution since January of propaganda, censorship, and surveillance related to the...

主题：新型冠状病毒时期的打压、宣传、审查和更多 本期内容：自一月份以来与武汉新型冠状病毒爆发相关的宣传、审查到监控，以及更严格的官方媒体规范、艺术审查和中国境外外交人员在推特上的行为，可以看出在一场公共卫生危机中，如何打压异己依旧为北京当局的优先考量。

Part of the station’s mission is to attack designated enemies of the Communist Party.

In this issue: How June’s censorship spike could expand in July, detailed coverage of the media dimensions of protests in Hong Kong and the Tiananmen Massacre anniversary, and reports of Chinese...

The regime’s repressive efforts are increasing, but they are also failing in important ways.

In this issue: How the Communist Party is targeting young Chinese with propaganda, a crackdown on Twitter users escalates, high-tech surveillance reaches prisons, street cleaners, and rental homes,...

本期看点：美中摩擦中的对外宣传和经济话题审查、新疆的镇压引发对外商投资的质疑、香港驱逐外国编辑、北京在非洲“撒币”限制言论自由

China has sought to influence "tens" of down-ballot races, while Russia, Iran, and Cuba have targeted voters, according to intelligence officials

The coronavirus fallout is hastening Beijing’s shift toward covert, Russian-style tactics.

The national security law is just the start of oppression.

See the Beijing's Global Media Influence 2022 score and learn about democracy and freedom in United States.

Investigations in the business sector are just the tip of the iceberg. Politicized prosecutions are a growing blight on Chinese society.

By jailing citizens for their speech, Beijing keeps both other Chinese and the world in the dark about the many differing opinions and perspectives within Chinese society.

In this issue: Police databases, censorship pressures on companies like Apple and the NBA, press freedom in Hong Kong, and the role of mobile apps in government surveillance.

During the pandemic, the Daily Telegraph continues to sell space to China to push the party line.

The Chinese social media giant is a growing global force, and it does the bidding of the Communist Party.

Troop deployments, censorship, and exhaustive promotion point to a deep uncertainty about the party’s future.

The proposed changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system will result in a Legislative Council (Legco) that shuts prodemocracy members out, while cementing Beijing’s control over the territory

In this issue: How June’s censorship spike could expand in July, detailed coverage of the media dimensions of protests in Hong Kong and the Tiananmen Massacre anniversary, and reports of Chinese...

Confronting the Limitations of Chinese Communist Party Repression

Recollections of the launch of Beijing’s assault on Falun Gong and its impact 20 years later.

In this issue: How suppressing dissent remains a top priority for Beijing even amid a public health crisis, the evolution since January of propaganda, censorship, and surveillance related to the...

If the outbreak becomes a pandemic, China's censorship and propaganda concerning the virus will make it worse.

In this issue: How free thought and activism survive in China despite growing repression along with updates on the U.S.-China trade war, state surveillance, online censorship and examples of Chinese...

In this issue: How to respond when social media giant Tencent does the Communist Party’s bidding in China and abroad, information controls and tech policy at the two sessions, and how the Chinese...

Recent investigations and takedowns show more sophistication – and a greater willingness to intrude on domestic politics in target countries.

The party-state is using its extensive information control toolbox to artificially amplify its version of Russia’s invasion.

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is an important step in confronting human rights abuses at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. 

Cooperation with the CCP, often mandatory, carries risks as well as benefits.

Recent party purges suggest ebbing confidence in the all-powerful chairman.

本期内容： 香港的新《国家安全法》和中国政府最近采取的其他行动如何扩大北京的域外影响，威胁互联网自由，以及受到香港居民和国际社会的反制，甚至在审查、监视和「颠覆」指控反对中国的维权人士在扩大。

Editor’s Note: This article continues coverage by China Brief of the ongoing efforts by the Chinese government to suppress dissent in Xinjiang (see China Brief, May 15 2018; and China Brief, November...

In this issue: Analysis on challenges to Xi Jinping’s leadership from within the Communist Party and other elites, key press freedom declines in Hong Kong since a National Security Law took effect,...