Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Chinese censorship of its own people is pretty terrible, but why should we in the US be bothered by it? Well, the effects don't simply stop at China's borders. China's speech restrictions affect tons of things that Americans want, need, and consume, from our entertainment to the information we use to shape our public health strategies. Now, China has upped the game with their new national security law regarding Hong Kong, criminalizing anyone, anywhere in the world advocating democratic reform for Hong Kong. Not only should the right of people all over the world to speak freely be protected for principle's sake but also because silencing anyone can impact everyone.

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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Jen Maffessanti, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone

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LINKS:
youtu.be/T8tJqoxTJ_M
cnn.com/2020/07/03/media/hong-kong-media-freedom-national-security/index.html
cpj.org/reports/2019/12/one-country-one-censor-china-hong-kong-taiwan-press-freedom
mashable.com/article/china-censorship-companies-hong-kong-protests-nba
theintercept.com/2019/11/06/shutterstock-china-censorship-tech
washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/zoom-censors-video-talks-on-hong-kong-and-tiananmen-drawing-criticism/2020/06/11/0197dc94-ab90-11ea-a43b-be9f6494a87d_story.html
time.com/5750554/press-freedom-hong-kong-taiwan-china-cpj
eff.org/deeplinks/2019/10/chinas-global-reach-surveillance-and-censorship-beyond-great-firewall
bbc.com/news/av/stories-49527899/china-social-media-censorship-how-does-it-work
cnbc.com/2020/05/08/tencent-wechat-surveillance-help-censorship-in-china.html
axios.com/china-hong-kong-law-global-activism-ff1ea6d1-0589-4a71-a462-eda5bea3f78f.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100