Censorship in China intensifying over Covid-19, US-China relations, East Asia


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BEIJING - Censorship in China has intensified in recent months, with Beijing grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic and increasingly fraught relations with the United States. A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab found that Chinese app WeChat blocked more than 2,000 keywords related to Covid-19 from January to May. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM . Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Exclusive stories and features on multiple devices In-depth analyses and opinion pieces ePaper and award-winning multimedia content Subscribe Now