Kristin Shi-Kupfer
@gusiting.bsky.social
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China: society-digital-media / Christianity & Poetry & Piano / Professor for Contemporary China Studies at Trier University Senior Associate Fellow at Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
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Made In Ethiopia is a film that lifts the curtain on China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa, and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of profound crisis. Join us and @chinafile.bsky.social for a screening on October 6, followed by a Q&A with co-directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan.
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gusiting.bsky.social
chenchenzhang.net
it's crazy. there's a wave of backlash against China's new K visa meant to attract STEM graduates on social media. why? the same thing everywhere, fear of immigration, more specifically racism against Indians. influencers push conspiracist misinfo that claims Indians are studying the visa and that
screenshot of Weibo post spreading misinformation about Indians targeting China's K visa screenshot of Weibo post spreading misinformation about Indians targeting China's K visa screenshot of Weibo post spreading misinformation about Indians targeting China's K visa screenshot of Weibo post spreading misinformation about Indians targeting China's K visa
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chinaspektrum.bsky.social
The latest decision by major Western countries to recognize #Palestine has attracted significant attention on the Chinese social media platform #Zhihu and in the online magazine #ThePaper 澎湃. 1/6
gusiting.bsky.social
First #UNESCO International Institute for STEM #Education (IISTEM) established in Shanghai...hmm....#China's ambition for setting agendas, getting talents and recognition. No competing initiatives due to lack of money or low prioritization?
www.gov.cn/lianbo/bumen...
联合国教科文组织国际STEM教育研究所在上海成立_部门动态_中国政府网
教育部部长怀进鹏代表中国政府与联合国教科文组织总干事阿祖莱签署国际STEM教育研究所《所址协定》和《运行协定》。
www.gov.cn
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chinaspektrum.bsky.social
On September 17, the #European Commission announced a proposal to suspend trade preferences with #Israel and sanction extremist ministers and violent settlers. The proposal is still pending approval by the Council. Chinese netizens have shared their comments on this matter. (1/6)
gusiting.bsky.social
Sehr hilfreich (für mich), danke @derlampenputzer.bsky.social . Auch ein weiterer Beleg dafür, dass online/offline "hybrid" ist und u.a. Abgrenzung und Ego-Stärkung ("Wir/Bewegungs"-Gefühl), Abstumpfung (virtueller /realer Schuss und Tod) schafft. Gerne mehr darüber-mir so unklar und umheimlich.
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tingguowrites.bsky.social
“… people who organize strikes at the production plant so that tanks are never built, and people who convert weapons factories into spaces that nurture and sustain life.”
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samuelwa.de
I spoke with @whiskeyocelot.bsky.social and @chinafile.bsky.social's Jessica Batke about their recent Locknet report, which provides a brilliant, concise, detailed but accessible overview of China's online censorship system.
chinadigitaltimes.net
Interview: Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson on China’s “Locknet”

"Just because there are gaps, that doesn't mean the system as a whole is not effective. The human psychological component to this is that for most people, most of the time, as long as it's inconvenient, that's enough."
Interview: Jessica Batke and Laura Edelson on China’s “Locknet”
In June, ChinaFile published a new report, "The Locknet: How China Controls Its Internet and Why It Matters"—the product of 18 months’ work by Jessica Batke, ChinaFile’s senior editor for investigatio...
chinadigitaltimes.net
gusiting.bsky.social
#quantification #china #security Quantifiers for a “especially important online security issue” are interesting, e.g. (quick population stats needed...)
“(..) 3.影响一个或多个省级行政区50%以上人口,(...) 6.省级以上党政机关门户网站、中央重点新闻网站、,导致违法有害信息特大范围传播 (…)(2)通过社交平台转发10万次以上;(3)浏览或点击次数100万以上 (…)”
www.news.cn/politics/202...
国家网络安全事件报告管理办法-新华网
国家网络安全事件报告管理办法-"3.其他对国家安全、社会秩序、经济建设和公众利益构成严重威胁、造成严重影响的网络安全事件。"
www.news.cn
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joerglau.bsky.social
Very much to the point
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zeyiyang.bsky.social
Chatted with Dan Wang on his new book for this week's newsletter in @wired.com

Some questions hit close to home as I try to make sense of my lived experience in New York, a city that could build subway 120 years ago, and Wuhan, a city that could build 7 subway lines in 4 years from 2014 to 2018.
Why China Builds Faster Than the Rest of the World
In a his new book Breakneck, Dan Wang argues that if the US really wants to compete with China, it needs to focus more on engineering and less on litigating.
www.wired.com
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melissakchan.bsky.social
Berliners if you're on the other side of town and don't want to go all the way to Friedrichshain, you can get the bookshop to ship this to you! 🔗 bit.ly/shakespeare-revolution
melissakchan.bsky.social
🇩🇪 Hey @heguisen.bsky.social, @dearclarissa.bsky.social, and @badiucao.bsky.social! Shakespeare & Sons in Berlin loves our books! GHOST NATION reflecting on the history of Taiwan into contemporary times, cookbook MADE IN TAIWAN, and graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION are here!
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chinamediaproject.bsky.social
This month China issued an updated list of approved news sources for the internet and social media. The new roster shows modest increase to 1,456 sources — with expansion focused on provincial and government platforms. Learn more!

chinamediaproject.org/2025/08/25/c...
China Issues Approved News Source List - China Media Project
Updated roster shows modest growth to 1,456 sources, with expansion focused on provincial and government platforms.
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fbermingham.bsky.social
3. "The problem, I think, is that the Chinese leadership is not only physical engineers. They’re also fundamentally social engineers. They cannot stop themselves from treating the population as just another building material to be remolded or torn down as the circumstances demand"
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chinamediaproject.bsky.social
Our China Chatbot newsletter is now free to all!
This week:

- China struggles to shake its Nvidia addiction

- Party theorists want AI to create tailored propaganda

- A spike of AI propaganda to mark WW2 anniversary

- Even AI children’s toys are being rigorously tested on Party redlines
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Kids’ Toy Quizzed on Xi Politics; Nvidia and China; AI WW2 Propaganda
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