The brief, meteoric rise of crypto Clubhouse in China
Now that China’s censors are blocking Clubhouse, what are the popular audio networking app’s mainland members doing? VPNs are the new velvet ropes.
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Kelly Le
Kelly Le is an Assistant Producer at Forkast.News. Previously, she worked on the editorial team at SCMP covering stories from China, as well as People's Daily. She holds an M.A. from The University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre.
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China’s DCEP digital yuan wraps up another mass test
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China tests new phone-free DCEP e-RMB card for helping rural poor
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