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Online magazine from Asia Society Reporting, Analysis, Photography, Video and Conversation on China

Excerpted from Names and Faces by Leise Hook. Published by Holt. Copyright © 2026 by Leise Hook. All rights reserved.
A cartoon graphic showing how information moves up and down the network stack.
A cartoon graphic showing how China's DNS blocking system disrupts internet traffic.
A cartoon graphic of a water lock.
A cartoon graphic showing various middleboxes that inspect internet traffic flowing across China's national borders.
A cartoon graphic showing some of the Locknet's components.
A collage depicting blimps, planes, drones, and ships trawling the sea and sky for digital devices and information.
Dancers perform at a funeral in Wanzhou district of Chongqing municipality, July 23, 2014. Photo by Tomoko Kikuchi.