David Bandurski

Russia President Vladimir Putin and China President of the Xi Jinping hold talks in Beijing, China, on Friday Feb 4, 2022. It is Xi first face-to-face meeting with world leader since 2019.

China and Russia are joining forces to spread disinformation

David Bandurski

Friday, March 11, 2022

The Chinese actor and singer Xiao Zhan performs at a concert wearing a black and white jacket of intricate design.

Why China is cracking down on its online fandom obsessed youth

David Bandurski

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

An illustration of a man lying down in a pool of his own tears smoking a cigarette.

The ‘lying flat’ movement standing in the way of China’s innovation drive

David Bandurski

Thursday, July 8, 2021

--FILE--Chinese policemen of the China Network Management of the Public Security check an Internet cafe in Beijing, China, 22 February 2012.China looks poised to launch another crackdown on its social networks after two newspapers carried editorials defending restrictions on the Internet.The articles coincided with complaints from internet users that its so-called Great Firewall had been upgraded and was now able to automatically detect and block virtual private networks, or VPNs. In Fridays (21 December 2012) Global Times quoted officials saying foreign-run VPNs were illegal defended restrictions on the Internet in an editorial headlined. No Use China. No Use France.

A brief experiment in a more open Chinese web

David Bandurski

Thursday, November 12, 2020

WeChat messages encrypted by Chinese app LeakZero are seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken August 23, 2019. Picture taken August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

Skirting Chinese censorship with emoticons and telegraph codes

David Bandurski

Tuesday, April 28, 2020