# "If I can't tell the truth, I won't say a word for a month." Along with this, Chinese performance artist Nut Brother (堅果兄弟) has covered his mouth for a month since June 1st. Masks, tapes, mousetraps, masks, and toilet cleaners were used to cover the mouth. Nut Brother started the project to protest the censorship of the Chinese government at the time of Corona 19. "A word of truth can be heavier than the weight of the world. I want to set up an award for reporters telling the truth in Corona 19." Said.


In February, Corona 19 peaked in China. Hundreds of Chinese intellectuals have signed an online petition to the Chinese legislative body, the National People's Congress. In the petition, there were five requests to protect the people's right to freedom of expression and to designate Lee Won-ryang's death date as the “day of freedom of speech”. At the end of last year, Lee Won-Ryang, a doctor from Coron 19's hometown of Wuhan, first announced the existence of Corona 19, but was attracted to the will. Li Won-ryang, who was forced to admit and released the charges by the police, died on February 6 after being infected with Corona 19 to take care of patients.

It is unusual for hundreds of intellectuals to openly demand freedom of expression in China, where social control is tight. In fact, it was against the regime. At that time, Chinese mourning for Li-Won Liang's death was leading to government criticism that it did not properly communicate the risk of early onset. The Chinese government also went out to appease the public by saying,'There was a problem with the local government's initial response,''I will disclose all information transparently,' and'I will thoroughly investigate the Li-Wonyang case.' Some criticized that'the political position of Xi Jinping's political position is shaking' due to the spread of Corona 19 and the Li-Won Li incident, and the expectation of'Is the freedom of expression and the press improved somewhat by the corona situation?'

However, the control over the media, SNS, and the Internet has been strengthened,'to overcome the corona19 crisis' and'to prevent public opinion from being misled in will.' SNS articles criticizing the government have disappeared. Several citizen reporters who have been reporting the facts of Wuhan to overseas social media such as YouTube have been arrested by the authorities. Some have been released, but the whereabouts of Cheonchus and Panbing are still unconfirmed. President Xi Jinping was also portrayed as a great leader who quickly defeated Corona 19 during the US-China trade war.

# "Knowledge molecules lost their lives. China did not fix the political system, so it became a lonely country when it was blocked in many countries around the world. Extreme power must be defeated. Freedom will eventually come to my land."


This is a letter from a former professor of law at Tsinghua University, Shjangrun recently sent to alumni of Tsinghua University. Professor Xu, one of the people who signed the petition for the former University of China, is a leading intellectual who demands political reform in China. In a July 2018 contributing article, he criticized the amendment that made President Xi Jinping's permanent power possible, and demanded that the state chairmanship be restored. This Tsinghua University, only instead of taking an honest disposition in March last year, sh professor has published an article called "angry people more is not afraid 'to criticize the corona 19 corresponds to the Chinese leadership early this year

and the rest professor last 18 days Tsinghua University received notice of dismissal. Tsinghua University said in a decision to dismiss, "She has published several articles since July 2018, and confirmed that these articles have seriously violated the '10 Ethical Code of Conduct in the New Age Education Group.'" Article 1 of the Code of Conduct advocates the prosecution of the Communist Party of China in the Xi Jinping era, adheres to the party's educational policy, impairs the central authority of the party in education and class activities, and other places, or acts contrary to the party's lines and policies and policies. It should not be done." Tsinghua University also cited the reason why Professor Xu was arrested on the 6th by Beijing police for prostitution. However, Professor Shi's acquaintances alleged that it was absurd and that it was alleged to be perverted.

In a letter to his alumni, Professor Su said thanks to those who raised for him, "It's a thousand people to make more voices as long as they are alive. The day is coming soon."

# "Press practitioners need to be aware of the role of the media and the politics of the times. The media is the backseat of the party and the people (喉舌: throat and tongue, spokesperson) and should know that it is taking on an important mission to reflect and lead public opinion. Our party has traditionally used propaganda tools such as newspapers, radio, and broadcasting to propagate the policy of the party's route policy, educate the people, and reflect the voice of the people."


This is a media comment by President Xi Jinping, introduced by the People's Daily of the Chinese Communist Party. It shows the Chinese media views that the media should spread the ideology of the party and educate the people. "The publicity of the press should focus on politics, that is, the realistic needs of economic and social development in the era, and adhere to the principle that the party is in charge of the media, so that politics and public opinion can move in the right direction." "Priority, the direction of the political direction is the first thing to be solved, and always have a firm political position, and the political direction must be clear."

Chinese media surveillance and criticism are not without it. Reports of corporate corruption, local government incompetence, and social absurdity have sparked great repercussions. However, reports to the Communist Party leadership and the central government are mostly under strict control. When major media outlets such as Shinhwasa, CCTV, and People's Daily report their directions and report, other media publish or quote them.

Control over the media has been intensifying since President Xi Jinping came to power. In 2013, the weekly magazine <Nangfangzhoumo>, which had a strong propensity to reform, went on strike against censorship. Eventually, however, many reporters left the company due to disciplinary action and high-ranking personnel. Since then, ideological education has been strengthened around the government media, and since last year, the Chinese government has invited journalists of the government media to take a'loyalty test' against the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping.

# The Communist Party of China recently sent notices to each organization to send a notice to the central and state agencies regarding the non-working politics and regulations (enforcement). It is a moral code for public officials to be observed outside working hours, but utterances that violate the party's theory, route, policy, and policy are not allowed. I do it.' In particular, regulations such as'Don't allow access to recoil sites, not to watch overseas reactionary broadcasts', and'Avoid media, especially interviews without prior approval with offshore media,' were also included.


Internet control systems are being strengthened to filter out adverse information about the Chinese Communist Party and to block sensitive foreign sites. In February, China's cyber supervisory agency, the National Cyber ​​Intelligence Service, announced that it would strengthen supervision and guidance by establishing supervisory agencies in major SNS-related companies in China. A few days before the announcement, President Xi Jinping dictated that "executive officers must thoroughly control the online media and lead public opinion to win the battle against the new corona." After the Corona 19 outbreak, numerous people were arrested on the public grounds for accused of posting false information on social media.

In May, a person who had access to an overseas site under a virtual private network (VPN) was arrested. The public security guard issued an administrative warning and fined 500 yuan (approximately 85,000 won). The Chinese government is blocking VPNs by various means, but not completely. It remains an ambiguous territory, but was arrested because it was against the law. After this incident, netizens also protested to crack down on Chinese media or governments with accounts on YouTube or Twitter. (As soon as it became controversial, the public security

officials deleted the announcement of the arrest.) The Chinese government explains that while China has freedom of speech, the press should not harm the interests and security of the party, the state, and the people. At the same time, he emphasized that Western media, such as the United States, had collused with groups of political parties and other parties to create a disturbance in society. However, compared with former President Hu Jintao, the evaluation that media censorship and ideological control have become stronger since President Xi Jinping came to power is dominant. China was ranked 177th among 180 countries in the Reporter Without Borders'World Media Freedom Index in 2020'. While there are also reports that the media, the party's propaganda tool, have been instrumental in justifying Xi Jinping's long-term power, it is still unlikely that China's media and expression censorship and control will be loosened.