In April 2016 the US government called China’a Great Firewall a barrier to trade. It came in the months following the US criticising China over its cyber spying on American
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CATEGORY: China
Index award-winning GreatFire launches groundbreaking new site to test VPNs in China
Anti-censorship group GreatFire have launched a new service that will help internet users inside China live test how well different VPNs are working in the country
Worst countries for restrictions on religious freedom
Some of the worst countries for religious freedom are Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Eritrea, Iran
Rising star: Since Chairman Mao’s ban was lifted, China has embraced Shakespeare
China has swung from banning Shakespeare to embracing his work, with performances spanning from brash pro-government productions to a Tibetan Hamlet
#IndexAwards2016: Pu Zhiqiang is unwavering in support of free speech
One of China’s leading human rights lawyers and free speech campaigners, Pu Zhiqiang is known particularly for his way with words
China’s XXX factor: Crackdown in the world’s leading porn consumer
China tops the global charts for viewing porn despite strict laws cracking down on its use. Jemimah Steinfeld discusses upcoming restrictions on reading about sex and a drive to get women to cover up their cleavage
Chinese state visit: Five times China has proven it doesn’t value free speech
With UK-China relations warming, the President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will pay a state visit to the UK
Will China’s detention of feminist activists shut the movement up or make it louder?
The continued detention of five activists arrested ahead of International Women’s Day could be a turning point for Chinese feminists — for better or worse, writes Jemimah Steinfeld
Under cyber attack: an interview with Lobsang Sangay, Tibet’s exiled political leader
Tibet’s leader-in-exile discusses his Buddhist approach to digital security, and why he still holds hope for the future of the internet
Stricter and subtler: how China has ramped up instant messaging censorship
The chat application LINE has strengthened its censorship methods in mainland China by targeting phrases and word combinations.