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The Chinese Communist Party has spent years trying to make “positive energy” the dominant mood of the country’s internet. It’s no longer working.
News China » Shanghai » Social: Shanghai hit by COVID protests as anger spreads across China
SHANGHAI/BEIJING -- Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including in the financial hub Shanghai early on Sunday, nearly three years into the pandemic, with a fresh ...
News China » Shanghai » Social: Rival Saves British Driver From Burning Car in Shanghai Race; Team Withdraws Citing Safety Concerns
After a British racing car driver was pulled out of the flaming wreckage of his car by a rival following a horrific crash in Shanghai, his team has withdrawn from the Chinese-hosted event, citing ...
News China » Shanghai » Social: China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month
(New York) – The censorship of prominent social media accounts, foreign films, and events with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes around Pride month illustrates the deteriorating ...
News China » Shanghai » Social: After stabbings, China’s social media firms face scrutiny over hate speech
Taichung, Taiwan – For one user on the Chinese social media platform, Weibo, the problem was Americans. “British people make me anxious too, but I hate Americans,” read the user’s comment. For another ...
News China » Shanghai » Social: China social media thrashes one-child policy after population control czar dies
The death of a former head of China's one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. State media praised Peng Peiyun, head of China ...
News China » Shanghai » Social: China censors some tariff-related content on social media
HONG KONG, April 9 (Reuters) - China began censoring some tariff-related content on social media on Wednesday after U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries took effect, including massive 104% ...