“Talk to Palden Gyal” is a YouTube channel working as a space for discussions on a wide range of Tibet-related issues through interviews with politicians, professionals, scholars of Tibetan studies, artists, and ordinary citizens. Through these conversations in Tibetan or English, its host aims to provide valuable information to Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, … Talk to Palden Gyal
The Tibetan American Network is a YouTube channel managed from the United States that provides news about Tibet, global affairs, and the life and teaching of the Dalai Lama. Its content is predominantly broadcasted in Tibetan.
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.
After the cut in funding from the US government to Voice of America (VOA) Tibetan, some of its journalists created Tibet Radio in 2025, a news platform publishing content on the Dalai Lama, Tibet, and the world. Mainly in Tibetan but with content also available in English, it aims at reaching Tibetan people around the … Tibet Radio
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.
Radio Free Asia (RFA)’s Asia Fact Check Lab is an initiative launched by RFA in 2022 that aims at countering misinformation and disinformation related to China and picking apart false narratives seeded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It features daily fact‑check reports, media‑watch articles, and in‑depth investigations. Due to cuts in its funding by … RFA Asia Fact-Check Lab
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
The Wire China is an independent U.S.-based, English-language digital magazine launched in 2020, which focuses on China’s economic rise and its global impact—covering business, finance, technology, and geopolitics. It features weekly in-depth reports, data-driven investigations, and detailed interviews with experts and policymakers. Here is their Youtube channel.
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.
The Xinjiang Victims Database website documents through reports, lists, and maps, the mass incarceration of ethnic minority citizens – most notably, the Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Hui – of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in de facto concentrations camps and police custody as well as other forms of repression such as movement restriction and forced … Xinjiang Victims Database
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