China Bans Book on Last Ming Emperor After Comments Link it to Xi Jinping

Chen Zifei | Radio Free Asia Online comments link the book’s analysis of Chongzhen’s reign to China’s current situation under Xi Jinping. Authorities in China have banned a book about the last Ming dynasty emperor Chongzhen after online comments said its analysis could apply to current Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. “Chongzhen: The Hard-working Emperor Who […]

China Is ‘Lead Actor’ in Digital Suppression: US Intelligence Chief

Beijing has “gotten very good at censoring effectively the information that you get to individuals within China” and “building the structure that allows them to control that information,” she said. The increasing integration of digital appliances through the Internet of Things also creates data about personal activities, which “can be collected, and ultimately surveilled and monitored.”

US Criticizes Aggressive Chinese Military Air-Sea Maneuvers

The PLA, which is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), in a statement on June 3 accused the U.S. and Canada of “deliberately creating incidents” and undermining “peace and stability” in the region, as well as “sending the wrong signal to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces.”