April 13, 2021
China is gearing up to celebrate the Communist Party’s 100th anniversary in July, with the country holding various propaganda events to showcase its achievements to citizens. Now, the Party’s enlisting help to make sure online comments don’t stray from the official version of its history.
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet regulator, issued a notice (link in Chinese) last Friday (April 9) to encourage regular citizens to report “harmful” online comments that contain “historical nihilism.” That’s a term frequently highlighted by the Party and in Chinese state-owned media as something that needs to be rooted out to maintain the stability of China’s leadership.