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A settlement in August over unpaid licensing fees for local distribution of television entertainment programming reveals the odd reality of China’s politically controlled but highly commercialized media space. The post A Family Dispute appeared first on China Media Project.
The catastrophe that struck the China-Nepal border last month is a case study in information control — and the clearest sign yet that Xi Jinping has rewritten the script for domestic media. The post Taming News of a Border Tragedy appeared first on China Media Project.
A front-page celebration of regional media coverage reveals how Beijing systematically builds global networks to echo its domestic propaganda. The post Borrowed Boats for Bishkek appeared first on China Media Project.
Yesterday’s edition of the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily made a bold visual claim to leadership on artificial intelligence at home and abroad. The post Hanging a Banner for Chinese AI appeared first on China Media Project.
AI anchors and AI-generated dramas are growing rapidly in China. But how far can a generative persona go before the illusion is broken? Meet Peach Fang. The post The Problem With Peach appeared first on China Media Project.
A Chinese blockbuster dramatizing the 17th-century Qing conquest of Taiwan has been abruptly postponed. Why are China’s authorities so uneasy about a film that was meant to celebrate “unification”? The post Taiwan Conquest Film Shelved appeared first on China Media Project.
Mandatory year-end accounting reports by Chinese state media treat "external propaganda" as a distinct, measurable pillar of their work. A recent policy piece by the top editor of China Daily lifts the lid on how artificial intelligence is set to become central to this goal. The post The Propaganda Promise of AI appeared first on China Media Project.
When a small plane struck the tallest skyscraper in China's capital last week, the dramatic crash was followed by something equally striking — total silence from China's state media and the obliteration of all efforts to report even the barest facts. The world should take notice. The post After Impact appeared first on China Media Project.
As military and diplomatic tensions rise across the Taiwan Strait, China is combining hard power moves with a soft approach — leveraging the cross-strait popularity of television dramas. The post Drama Diplomacy appeared first on China Media Project.
As China's economy sputters, journalists are falling silent — not for lack of facts, but because the space for telling these stories continues to narrow, undermining the public's ability to understand how the economy actually functions. The post The Economic Downturn and China’s Silent Press appeared first on China Media Project.
As China's top leader arrived in North Korea for his first visit since 2019, there was very little to read in the Party-run press — but much more to be unpacked. The post In Pyongyang, Ceremonies of Friendship appeared first on China Media Project.
