China Uncensored

China Uncensored (Vietnamese: Trung Quốc không kiểm duyệt; Chinese: 中国解密; Korean: 차이나 언센서드) is a YouTube commentary channel that focuses on sensitive political issues in China with elements of humor and irony. Chris Chappell is the host of the series.[1][2] The program is produced by New York-based New Tang Dynasty Television, which is affiliated with Falun Gong, a new religious movement that is persecuted in China, and exiled Chinese anti-Bolshevik dissidents.[3]

China Uncensored
Trung Quốc không kiểm duyệt
中国解密
차이나 언센서드
GenrePolitics, anti-communism, anti-Chinese communist government
Presented byChris Chappell
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
Production
Production locationNew York City
Production companyAmerica Uncovered LLC
Release
Original release2012 (2012)
External links
Website

In April 2017, Apple TV temporarily blocked China Uncensored in mainland China, citing local laws, and also blocked the show in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[3][2][4][5]

Hosts

Chris Chappell

Chappell is the primary host of the series. Originally from Los Angeles, California, he told The Daily Dot that he became interested in China at age 19 when he became ill and hospitalized; he said: "the doctors said I might have some rare heart virus", but a friend introduced him to qigong and he "got better the next day" after practicing. Regarding the creation of China Uncensored, he said: "I was a China news reporter and, eventually, I grew tired of the unbiased attitude you had to have as an unbiased reporter. I thought: 'Why not follow in the footsteps of The Daily Show or The Colbert Report?'"[6]

Matt Gnaizda

Gnaizda serves as the series' producer, and has substituted for Chappell as the series' host.

Shelley Zhang

Zhang has also substituted for Chappell as the host.

Reception

In 2021, Australian Senator Eric Abetz mentioned China Uncensored during a session of Parliament.[7]

References
  1. Sandra Ozromano. "Interview with Chris Chappell". The Right Angle. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. "Satirical News Show 'China Uncensored' Censored by Apple in Hong Kong and Taiwan". Global Voices Advocacy. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. "Apple TV censors "China Uncensored" show | Reporters without borders". RSF. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. Tong, Elson (7 April 2017). "Satirical news show 'China Uncensored' censored by Apple in Hong Kong and Taiwan". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. Spencer, David (April 5, 2019). "Taiwan has other deterrence options besides costly and controversial nuclear weapons". Taiwan News. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. Winkie, Luke (March 5, 2017). "How YouTube's China Uncensored is uncovering the country Trump loves to hate". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  7. "Nuclear War with China "Real Possibility"". China Uncensored. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via YouTube.
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