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Dropbox blocked again in China

Activists say the cloud story service has been "poisoned."

On Jun 19, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Ai Weiwei, Instagram, and the mystery of the ‘leg gun’ meme

Point and foot. 

On Jun 13, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Chinese are buying fake sick notes so they can watch the World Cup

Ah, the wonders of capitalism.

On Jun 12, 2014 by Kevin Morris

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China cracks down on WeChat’s millions of prostitution accounts

Other accounts shut down included fake accounts and those under the suspicion of spreading rumors about the government.

On Jun 10, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson

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China deems Microsoft Windows 8 a security threat

Is the U.S. using Windows 8 to spy on China? The Chinese government says yes.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Internet freedom group gives China an uncensored Google for Tiananmen anniversary

Someone put a ladder against China's Great Firewall.

On Jun 4, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Man’s retina detaches after texting girlfriend for hours in the dark

After texting his girlfriend for hours, 26-year-old man suffered a detached retina. The connection isn’t so simple.

On Jun 4, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Google blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary

Thou shalt not search "Tiananmen."

On Jun 3, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

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This Chinese university looks suspiciously like Hogwarts

Who wouldn't want to study here?

On May 29, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

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‘Transformers 4’ reportedly filled with Chinese product placement

Is the star of the new Transformers movie going to be shape-shifting robots or Chinese duck snacks?

On May 27, 2014 by Rob Price

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China now screens networking hardware to weed out NSA tampering

China responds to allegations that NSA is tampering with networking exports.

On May 22, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The real reason the U.S. is indicting Chinese hackers

Stealing secrets from U.S. companies isn’t an act of strength or even clever sleuthing: it’s an act of fear.

On May 22, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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China calls U.S. hacking charges ‘made up’ and ‘hypocritical’

This isn't going well for the U.S.

On May 20, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

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DOJ charges Chinese military unit with cyber-espionage

This is first time the U.S. has formally charged another country's military for cybersecurity crimes.

On May 19, 2014 by Jack Flanagan

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Alibaba, the Chinese version of Amazon, just filed its U.S. IPO

The world’s biggest e-commerce company just went public.  

On May 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs