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China Just Passed a New Law Controlling Foreign NGOs
The draft version of the law required that all foreign NGOs register with the police and banned them from engaging in activities which endanger China's "national unity" or "public order and morality."
China Has Arrested a Group of Lawyers Already Being Secretly Detained
President Xi Jinping's administration has tightened control over almost every aspect of civil society since 2012, citing the need to buttress national security and stability.
Our New Anti-Terror Law Is No Worse Than Yours, Says China
Western governments fear China will use its new anti-terror law to deepen its persecution of dissidents and minorities — but China says double standards are at play.
China's Censorship War Against Sex, Drugs, and 'Vulgar Content' Is Now Hitting Online Music Streams
Beijing's Ministry of Culture has demanded that music services implement self-censorship to check their catalogs for deviant messages from 2016. Ironically, such moves often spectacularly backfire.
Music Festivals Are Being Stamped out in Beijing
Fears about public safety since a New Year's stampede in Shanghai have led to a near wipeout of Beijing music festivals — but organizers say there is an underlying agenda to repress music and culture.