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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum

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Chinalawtranslate.com is a cooperative website for translations and commentary on Chinese Law. Jeremy Daum is a Sr. Researcher at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, focussing on criminal justice and policing.

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · Nov 6

I know a lot of you are feeling frustrated and defeated today.

But seriously, stop, take a deep breath and appreciate this moment.

Things are going to get a lot worse, and someday you'll look back at today as "the good times".

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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 1d

1/ New rare earth restrictions mark escalation in China’s weaponization of interdependence — adopting US extraterritorial permission structures. This is not just an export ban but regulated how global firms use Chinese equipment and material.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, saying it planned to limit exports to overseas defence firms and semiconductor users and adding five rare earth elements to its list.

www.reuters.com

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 20h

So much more China content on X.
So much more bombast, vitriol, and bad takes on X.

...and the Nazis... the Nazis are a problem.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22h

Breaking: President Trump said he will hit China with an additional 100% tariff and impose new export controls on critical software products, starting Nov. 1.

Trump Hits China With Additional 100% Tariff, Citing Restrictions on Rare-Earth Elements

President Trump said there was “no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after the country’s newest restrictions on rare-earth materials marked an escalation in trade negotiations.

on.wsj.com

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 1d

That China's sweeping rare earths export controls don't reach me on BSKY is a sign of how little China-sky there is.
www.scmp.com/economy/poli...

China rolls out flurry of export controls, ‘major upgrade’ to rare earth curbs

Wider restrictions on rare earths, other items intended to give Beijing greater leverage in coming negotiations with the US, analysts said.

www.scmp.com

China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 2d

Don't post your passwords.

China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 2d

I've tried to make this point for a while-- but don't seem to have ever articulated it well.
www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/governing...

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 2d

It's a harder issue than most for me- maybe a call to violence, but more immediately ultra-rich publicly and directly offering cash to influence policy/incite war-- seems bad.
Maybe 50 million yuan isn't enough to be taken as anything but performative, but it's a bad direction.

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think China's content regulation is appropriate OR effective, but the problems they seek to address are vert relatable:

1. Inciting polarization/antagonism between groups
2. Spreading panic and anxiety
3. Inciting cyberviolence and hostility
4. Exaggerating pessimistic sentiments [Chinese]

China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · 3d

Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Hit With Bans

"Hu and Zhang often danced on the red line, but they had a firm grasp of where the boundaries were. Now both have crashed and burned, because the line has begun moving higher. Whose turn will be next?"

Translations: As CAC Tackles “Malicious” Negativity Online, Popular Influencers Zhang Xuefeng, Hu Chenfeng, Lan Zhanfei Hit With Bans

Amid a new two-month “Clear and Bright” campaign by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to clean up internet content that “maliciously incites” polarization, pessimism, anxiety, and other neg...

chinadigitaltimes.net

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The China-Global South Project @chinagsproject.bsky.social · 3d

China is expanding its crude oil reserves with new storage sites scheduled for completion in 2025–2026.

China to Stockpile 169 Million Barrels of Oil by 2026, Southeast Asia Hubs Aid

China is expanding its crude oil reserves with new storage sites scheduled for completion in 2025–2026. The effort will be adding at least 169 million barrels of capacity across 11 locations, accordin...

chinaglobalsouth.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4d

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 4d

Hear me out:
Remember smoking sections-in restaurants, planes, etc.?

What if we now had sections for people who will be using devices loudly without headphones?

As with smoking, it won't really contain the problem, but will make you openly declare your intent: "Yes, we'll be streaming Bluey."

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 5d

The Supreme Court is poised to overturn 32 state bans on conversion therapy and explicitly legalize the abusive and torturous process.

They don't care how many LGBTQ people this traumatizes and kills.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Supreme Court to decide if states may ban attempts to ‘convert’ gay and transgender youth | CNN Politics

Matt Salmon remembers getting into a circle with the other teenagers in his group therapy session and shouting obscenities at a gay boy forced to stand in the middle.

www.cnn.com

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 5d

When the moon hits your eye
like a big 比萨派，
It's 中秋节。。。

China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 6d

This is so dangerous.
That an immediate denunciation won't follow is horrifying.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 8d

Different take:
This strain of content regulation feels written by a parent-teacher association: well-intentioned but poorly thought through, heavy-handed enforcement of vague concepts.

But the sentiment- fear of social media blackpills is very relatable.
chinamediaproject.org/2025/09/26/t...

The Malice Police - China Media Project

China's latest internet special actions, a campaign against "negative emotions," lifts the lid on the country's obsessive and capricious control culture.

chinamediaproject.org

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404 Media @404media.co · 8d

New: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells 404 Media "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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Eric D. de Roulet (should be writing) @ericderoulet.bsky.social · 8d

This is easily the coolest postdoc posting I've seen in a while, but it's a bit outside my wheelhouse and my dissertation timeline. The University ot Freiburg (universität-freiburg) is seeking a researcher on contemporary Chinese fantasy fiction and then some.

uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

Screencap of a post-doc job ad (for a German university, but they're taking applications in English):

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

The Department of Chinese Studies is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

Bewerbungsfrist: 21 October 2025
Eintrittstermin: 01. Januar 2026
Arbeitsumfang: Part-time position (70 %)

Subproject: “SINOFANTASY – Fantasy fiction across the Chinese mediasphere (platforms, creative labor, fandom, participatory culture, transmediality)”

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 9d

Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress”

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product ...

www.eff.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 10d

Looking for an English tutor for her 12-year-old son in Jiangsu province, one mom picked a $1,170 robot dog. Powered by DeepSeek, it practices English, chats about the news, and, through it camera, helps her monitor the home when she is away.

Read @violazhou.bsky.social on AI for kids in China:

AI is reshaping childhood in China

Government support and tech companies’ drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking.

restofworld.org

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 9d

Last night, the ADL took down its "Glossary of antisemitism" which included an entry for the term "globalist," describing it as a far-right codeword for Jews.

Hours later, the official DHS account authors a post with a common far-right meme, saying that "globalists" will be denied entry to the US.

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 10d

I hate the internet.

China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 10d

Looming US Government shutdown as China celebrates National Day is not intended as a metaphor.

China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 10d

Did you know the Chinese Constitution also grants freedom of speech?

The Verge @theverge.com · 10d

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

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