Friends With Influence A job posting from China’s first provincial-level global propaganda hub reveals a system hunting for talent, courting foreign influencers, and still searching for something meaningful to say.
The Economic Downturn and China’s Silent Press As China’s economy sputters, journalists are falling silent — not for lack of facts, but because the space for telling these stories continues to narrow, undermining the public’s ability to understand how the economy actually functions.
China’s Long Arm in Lusaka Whether China pressured Zambia to cancel RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights summit, remains an open question for some. But recent history suggests a pattern.
Beware the Tigers Spain As China’s provincial propaganda apparatus reaches into Europe through cultural diplomacy, even storied universities can find themselves unwitting partners in the enterprise.
Taking Liberties with AI Taiwan One of Taiwan’s top newspapers published a political story fabricated by a chatbot — and then pushed responsibility squarely onto the reporter, raising further questions about editorial accountability.
AI for Human Propaganda China While journalism cultures around the world grapple seriously with the impact of AI, China’s closed and repressive media system can only celebrate the trend as a technological boost for the storytelling of the state.
Women’s Day, Minus the Women China On the eve of International Women’s Day this month, China shut down at least ten WeChat accounts — part of a widening censorship campaign tied to Beijing’s push to reverse a record-low birth rate.
The Campus Front for Xi’s World Vision A little-known academic network run by China’s top communication university is looking to export Xi Jinping’s vision of a new world order, one overseas campus at a time.
Telling China’s Story, One Bottle at a Time China As China’s leaders gathered in Beijing to chart the country’s future amid economic uncertainty, state media sought to shift the focus — bottling up more critical coverage.
