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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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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 8d
Wow! "(...) Elhanan: Für uns ist Hoffnung eine moralische Verpflichtung. Wir zeigen, dass es selbst Menschen, die den höchsten vorstellbaren Preis gezahlt haben, möglich ist, eine neue Position zu beziehen." Das geht nah und macht Mut, danke @zeitonline.bsky.social www.zeit.de/familie/2025...
Rami Elhanan und Bassam Aramin: "Ich kann mir mein Leben nicht mehr ohne diesen Feind vorstellen"
Beide verloren ihre Tochter im Nahostkonflikt, der eine ist Israeli, der andere Palästinenser. Ihre unwahrscheinliche Freundschaft entstand aus überwältigendem Schmerz.
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 14d
To my knowledge #religion is not often a topic of a CCP Politbureau study session. The official readout reinforces the necessity for religious circles to submit e.g. by having a - #CCP-defined -"#Chinese civilization-based identity 中华文化认同感" through "self-transformation". www.news.cn/politics/lea...
习近平在中共中央政治局第二十二次集体学习时强调 系统推进我国宗教中国化 积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应-新华网
习近平在中共中央政治局第二十二次集体学习时强调 系统推进我国宗教中国化 积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应-习近平强调，激发宗教界主动作为、自我变革，对推进我国宗教中国化至关重要。
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Asia Society New York @newyork.asiasociety.org · 19d
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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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 15d
New review essay out in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social by @masonlwong.bsky.social on three books, one of them Honghong Tinn's Island Tinkerers: Innovation and Transformation in the Making of Taiwan’s Computing Industry lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
The Microchip Titans | Los Angeles Review of Books
Mason Wong reviews three books related to US-China tech industries and global competition.
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 14d
Wow. @chinaspektrum.bsky.social !
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 14d
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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China Spektrum @chinaspektrum.bsky.social · 18d
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
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 14d
Informative, komplexe und teils widersprüchliche Befunde - Ambivalenzen, die Menschen wohl ein Stück weit ausmachen - die aber auch signalisieren, dass man uns was zu-muten darf.
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Worin sich die Deutschen einig sind
Ist Deutschland ein gespaltenes Land? Die Frage nach der Polarisierung sorgt regelmäßig für Debatten. Doch aktuelle Erhebungen zeigen: Bei vielen großen Themen sind sich die Deutschen erstaunlich eini...
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 22d
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》。
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 22d
Mainly tightening ideological/political control in the name of anti-corruption/commercialization...
"New regulations in #China target online #religious content"
www.christiandaily.com/news/new-reg...
New regulations in China target online religious content
China on Monday (Sept. 15) published regulations that forbid online religious content on unapproved platforms and use of the internet to instruct children or form youth groups, among other restriction...
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China Spektrum @chinaspektrum.bsky.social · 24d
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)
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 29d
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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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · Sep 14
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Ting @tingguowrites.bsky.social · Sep 14
“… 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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Maura Elizabeth Cunningham @mauracunningham.bsky.social · Sep 14
"Flesh and blood alone cannot halt the advance of iron and steel. To stop the tanks, we need people to place blocks on the road and throw sand into the gears." At @dissentmag.bsky.social, @yangyangcheng.bsky.social writes on authoritarianism and resistance.
To Outlive Tyranny - Dissent Magazine
Flesh and blood alone cannot halt the advance of iron and steel. To stop the tanks, we need people to place blocks on the road and throw sand into the gears.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · Sep 11
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.
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China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · Sep 11
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...
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · 29d
#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 (…)”
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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。"
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China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · Sep 11
CDT Chinese "404 Censored Content Archive" (404文库):
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404文库
“中国数字时代404文库”是中国数字时代营运的一个被互联网审查屏蔽或删除（404 not found）的文章存档项目。
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · Sep 8
Great piece describing the multi-faceted motives of the 润日 ("running to Japan") Chinese people. #china #japan #society
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How Tokyo became an unexpected haven for China’s middle class
An aspirational generation of Chinese arrivals is beginning to shape Japan’s demographic, social and perhaps even political destiny
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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · Aug 28
Very much to the point
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Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅 @zeyiyang.bsky.social · Aug 28
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.
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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29
The surge of headlines for Xi Jinping during his recent visit to Tibet, coming shortly after the annual lull of the official Beidaihe vacation period, was another sign the Chinese leader continues to dominate.
Summer Break, Power Intact - China Media Project
The surge of headlines for Xi Jinping during his recent visit to Tibet, coming shortly after the annual lull of the official Beidaihe vacation period, was another sign that the Chinese leader continue...
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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · Aug 29
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
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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · Aug 29
🇩🇪 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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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · Aug 29
What event/topical fields in Q3 does the CCP leadership consider to be "ideologically risky"? Issues related to the beginning of the new school/university semester are rather surprising for me-shows high anxiety level. @chinadigitaltimes.net
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#china #media
【真理部指令】2025年第三季度涉意识形态领域风险提示
2025年8月28日，推特用户@whyyoutouzhele（李老师不是你老师）发布了匿名网友投稿的成都网安内部文件《2025年第三季度涉意识形态领域风险提示》，其中罗列了多项“重点风险提示”......
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Kristin Shi-Kupfer @gusiting.bsky.social · Aug 29
#Shanghai will get a third #airport - located in its northern neighboring province Jiangsu, the city of Nantong - aiming to overtake London and New York in capacity. The move is part a wider regional #infrastructure development plan...hmm...
www.huxiu.com/article/4741...
中国第一个“三机场”城市，来了
上海正推进建设中国首个“三机场”城市，第三机场选址南通而非苏州，规划为4F级年吞吐量4000万人次机场，以提升上海全球航空枢纽地位并辐射长三角。选址因南通空域充足且距离浦东虹桥适中，利于服务苏北地区；苏州因空域紧张和周边机场密集未获选。长三角机场密度高，正加速建设增强区域一体化。建设启动：南通新机场公司成立，......
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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · Aug 24
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!

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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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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · Aug 23
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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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · Aug 25
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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