Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution

Enabling paid subscriptions, but keeping core content free

Enabling paid subscriptions, but keeping core content free

Plus updates on PRC influence operations, AI expansion in Southeast Asia, and a U.S. citizen detained in China

Plus updates on PRC influence operations, AI expansion in Southeast Asia, and a U.S. citizen detained in China

Plus updates on PRC influence operations, AI expansion in Southeast Asia, and a U.S. citizen detained in China

Plus updates on PRC influence operations, AI expansion in Southeast Asia, and a U.S. citizen detained in China

Suit ⁠alleged California-based company developed technology that allowed China to surveil members of movement

Transnational repression, prisoners with U.S. ties, and industrial-scale AI theft

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Enabling paid subscriptions, but keeping core content free

New reports document the scope and sophistication of CCP influence operations

New reports document the scope and sophistication of CCP influence operations

News and analysis on China: human rights, technology, and foreign influence. Click to read UnderReported China, by Sarah Cook, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

New research underlines how artificial intelligence models from China spout distortions about Ukraine and more

New research underlines how artificial intelligence models from China spout distortions about Ukraine and more

Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday, after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the U.S.-funded outlet to cease operations.

Plus new research on spoofed media domains, cultural propaganda, and united front networks in Mexico

Plus new research on spoofed media domains, cultural propaganda, and united front networks in Mexico

Plus new research on spoofed media domains, cultural propaganda, and united front networks in Mexico

From deploying AI to courting youth influencers, the CCP’s tactics grew in subtlety and sophistication

Also the latest on school protests in China and PRC use of AI tools for foreign influence

Even amid de-escalation efforts, there is strategic value to rebuffing Beijing’s overreach.

Also the latest on school protests in China and PRC use of AI tools for foreign influence

Also the latest on school protests in China and PRC use of AI tools for foreign influence

By Sarah Cook In just the past month, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) added to its long track record of foreign influence. New details have emerged about the PRC’s continued involvement in espionage...

By Sarah Cook In just the past month, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) added to its long track record of foreign influence. New details have emerged about the PRC’s continued involvement in espionage...

Sharing the stories of a jailed Chinese youth, a father serving a long sentence, and the recently released mother of a UK graduate student

Sharing the stories of a jailed Chinese youth, a father serving a long sentence, and the recently released mother of a UK graduate student

From content generation to operational refinement, China-linked accounts are increasingly using generative AI to support influence operations.

Who is Wang Xiaohong, what the ICIJ investigation missed, and what tariff wars might mean for forced labor in China

News and analysis on China: human rights, technology, and foreign influence. Click to read UnderReported China, by Sarah Cook, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

Foreign audiences are not the only ones being deprived of vital information on China

Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas, are making their public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on Jan. 24, 2025.

Shadows are already appearing over TikTok refugees’ honeymoon with a Chinese app

Shadows are already appearing over TikTok refugees’ honeymoon with a Chinese app

News and analysis on China: human rights, technology, and foreign influence. Click to read UnderReported China, by Sarah Cook, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

Fearing loss of TikTok, some users are moving to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest, but analysts warn of potential security risks

Fearing loss of TikTok, some users are moving to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest, but analysts warn of potential security risks

What the case reveals about Beijing’s tactics for influencing U.S. politics, plus a “Christmas crackdown” in Hong Kong

What the case reveals about Beijing’s tactics for influencing U.S. politics, plus a “Christmas crackdown” in Hong Kong

Platform’s moderation approach exposes vulnerabilities to China's, Russia’s malign influence campaigns

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