An armored personnel carrier is shown in flames near Tiananmen Square during unprecedented democracy protests that were met with a government crackdown that killed an unknown number of demonstrators, June 4, 1989. AFP
China’s Internet giant Baidu.com is blocking keyword searches linked to the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests as Beijing attempts to throttle discussion ahead the 27th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations. Continue reading
As Tiananmen Anniversary Nears, June 4 Disappears from the China’s Web已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged Baidu, censorship, June 4
A woman leaves the military-run hospital where Chinese student Wei Zexi received treatment for cancer after consulting online results from Chinese search engine Baidu in Bejing, May 2, 2016.
China on Thursday banned the outsourcing of medical procedures by its hospitals following the death of a young man from cancer after he found a discredited treatment using the homegrown search engine Baidu, as the country’s powerful propaganda ministry banned any further media reports on the scandal. Continue reading
China Bans Further Reporting on Chain of Medical Businesses Amid Anger Over Man’s Death已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom
Tagged Baidu, censorship, Wei Zexi
Yu Shiwen is shown with his wife Chen Wei in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Chen Wei
A Chinese rights activist detained during an event marking the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre two years ago has begun refusing food in protest against his prolonged pretrial detention, sparking fears for his health, his wife and lawyer said. Continue reading
Tiananmen Protest Veteran on Hunger Strike in Zhengzhou Detention Center已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members
Tagged hunger strike, June 4th, massacre, Yu Shiwen, Zhengzhou
People sit in front of the company logo of Baidu at its headquarters in Beijing, China, Dec. 17, 2014.
Chinese authorities are investigating internet search giant Baidu after the death of a college student who accused the search engine of ranking search results by the amount advertisers paid, resulting in the receipt of misleading medical information. Continue reading
Chinese property tycoon and celebrity tweeter Ren Zhiqiang, a critic of President Xi Jinping’s campaign to tighten control over state-run media, delivers a speech to university students in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, Dec. 17, 2015.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party on Monday announced disciplinary action against freewheeling “big V” tweeter and property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, for his attacks on online party propaganda. Continue reading
China Takes a Shot at ‘Cannon Ren’ Over Anti-Propaganda Tweets已关闭评论
Posted in Culture, Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, probation, propaganda, Ren Zhiqiang, Tweet, Weibo
Independent Chinese historian Song Yongyi, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of Song Yongyi.
As China approaches the 50th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution this year, Chinese independent historian and former political prisoner Song Yongyi, now a university lecturer in California, has published an e-book based on official records. His research describes an era of government-sponsored political violence and turmoil that engulfed the country from 1966-1976. Song, who had unprecedented access to secret government files in the southwestern region of Guangxi, spoke to RFA’s Mandarin Service about his findings: Continue reading
Interview: ‘People Were Eaten by The Revolutionary Masses’已关闭评论
Tagged cannibalism, Cultural Revolution, Guangxi, massacre, Song Yongyi
