Jia Mei Finance is a Chinese-language political, economic, and business media platform, launched in 2020. It focuses on wealth, technology, entrepreneurship, culture, and science, and provides global Chinese audiences with news coverage and analysis sourced from domestic and international mainstream media. Here is their BlueSky page.
Banned Books is an independent, U.S.-based Chinese-language digital media outlet launched in 2011, which focuses on political news, human rights issues, cultural commentary, and content censored in mainland China. Here is their Facebook page.
Tian Jian is the Chinese-language sister publication of the China Media Project, focusing on global Sinophone media and journalism issues. Published weekly on Tuesdays and free to access, it features interviews, special reports, and newsletters that explore challenges facing the media industry, fostering dialogue and collaboration to strengthen media development.
Border Eyes is a Chinese-language platform launched in 2024 by Taiwanese journalist Will Yang and a group of exiled Burmese reporters, who saw a gap in Mandarin-language coverage of Myanmar. The platform publishes in-depth reports on Myanmar-related issues that are often ignored by mainstream Chinese-language media. Here is their Facebook page.
Vision Times is an independent U.S.-based Chinese-language weekly launched in 2001 that provides in-depth news and analysis on mainland China, Hong Kong, the United States and Taiwan, with a strong focus on Chinese society, politics, culture and history. Available in Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, French, and Vietnamese, it aims to inform the world about China’s … Vision Times
New Bloom is an online magazine founded by students and activists in the wake of Taiwan’s 2014 Sunflower Movement available in both English and Mandarin. It aims to foster transnational dialogue around social issues affecting Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on politics, economy, and social inequalities. It offers radical perspectives from leftist … New Bloom
Zhongxun is a Chinese-language blog platform that provides commentary and analysis on political, cultural, human rights and social issues within China. It aims to offer insights and perspectives that may not be widely reported in mainstream media.
This Youtube channel is ran by Chinese citizen-journalist Lu Yuyu, who posts recordings and updates of protests in China.
This is the X (Twitter) account of Wang Yaqiu, a China researcher at Freedom House who shares news updates, analyses and advocacy reports on human rights abuses in China, particularly on issues related to freedom of expression, censorship, and civil liberties.
This Substack channel, mostly in (simplified) Chinese, features articles and stories about contemporary history, political and social issues in China, and discusses topics such as feminism, environmental issues and human rights. It promotes a censor-free China.
The Witness is a Chinese-language website that has been created by a group of ex-court reporters due to the multiplication of court hearings and the decline of court reporting. It aims to bring the public closer to the courts by continuing to record and report live from the courtroom, making it easier for the public … The Witness
Why Not is a Chinese-language website (both in simplified and traditional) primarily focusing on providing news and commentary related to Chinese society, culture, and current affairs targeting young Chinese readers. It covers a range of topics including politics, economics, social issues, and cultural trends, often presenting alternative viewpoints and analysis not commonly found in mainstream … Why Not
Wenku (Bibliothèque) is a Chinese-language website that aims at preserving Hong Kong’s memory and history. It records Hong Kong’s two major democratic media, Apple Daily and Stand News.
Weiquanwang (“Human Rights Defenders Network”) is a Chinese-language platform created by volunteer rights defenders. It aims to assist the civil rights defenders in mainland China to develop civil society, promote legal reform through democratic means,defend civil rights and investigate human rights violations, and seek judicial and social assistance for victims. Here is their X (Twitter) … Weiquanwang
Wave Zine HK is a Hong Kong-based Chinese-language website that serves as a platform to help understanding the wave(s) of pop culture in the city to get to know better Hong Kong society. Using creative content, interview and data analyses to explore various social and cultural phenomena in Hong Kong’s pop industry. Here are their … Wave Zine HK
Voice of Tibet provides news and updates on Tibetan issues from a Tibetan perspective. The multimedia website, available in Tibetan, Chinese and English, provides coverage of a wide range of topics including politics, human rights, culture, and current affairs, aiming to provide accurate and independent journalism to audiences interested in Tibetan issues. Here are their … Voice of Tibet
This YouTube channel in Chinese is from an American woman discussing current affairs on China, US-China relations and American culture. They support “the liberation of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet.”
Tibet Post International is an online news platform available in Tibetan, English and Chinese, that provides comprehensive coverage of news and events related to Tibet and Tibetan communities worldwide. It focuses on issues such as human rights, politics, culture, environment, and social developments affecting Tibetans, and aims to promote awareness and understanding of these issues … Tibet Post International
This Twitter account (in Chinese) emerged during the A4 Paper movement and became a space to collect and disseminate most of the information related to the protests. They touch upon sensitive issues to the Chinese regime, especially relating to politics, human rights and social issues. Here is their YouTube channel.
This Facebook page works as an aggregator of pro-Beijing news sources in Hong Kong: it tracks the party’s line, media publications and provides regular summaries of the party’s patriotic and pro-Hong Kong content. Here are their Instagram account and WhatsApp channel.