Photo of the Day: 2017 Chinese New Year by Iris Liu (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The Origins and Intentions of China’s Foreign NGO Law
China’s long-awaited Foreign NGO Management Law took effect on January 1st, after an unusually lengthy process of drafting, public consultation, and revision. The law is part of an unprecedented wave of civil society regulation that formed over the course of 2016. In recent weeks, registration certificates have been issued to NGOs including the World Economic Forum, the Gates and Paulson Foundations, and numerous overseas Chambers of Commerce. In a blog post republished
Ministry of Truth: Handle Trump Carefully
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted...
News on Tiananmen Crash Circulates, and is Deleted
An overturned jeep in front of Tiananmen Square has generated discussion online as netizens share photos and video of the dramatic incident. Weibo posts on the topic are being censored...
Internet Users Detained for Insulting Police Officers...
At least two Weibo users have been detained after writing disparaging comments about a police officer who was killed in Harbin while responding to a bar fight. Kinling Lo at the South...
Person of the Week: Yu Jianrong
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short biographies of public intellectuals, cartoonists, human rights activists, and other people pushing...
Billionaire Xiao Jianhua’s Whereabouts Still a Mystery...
Following reports that Chinese-born Canadian citizen and Hong Kong permanent resident Xiao Jianhua—a billionaire former dealmaker for CCP elites—had been abducted...
Minitrue: Delete Reports of Billionaire’s Abduction...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect...
Politics
Badiucao: Xi Jinping’s New Business Card
On January 22, the Politburo announced the establishment of the Central Commission
Economy
Liaoning Governor Confirms Reports of Falsified Data
The governor of Liaoning Province acknowledged this week that his government
Culture & the Arts
Translation: Game Developers Lament Censors’ Demands
Like other media, video games in China are subject to a wide range of political
Sci-Tech
Citizen Lab Investigates Alipay, Social Credit
In a new article series, “Cashless Society, Cached Data,” researchers from
Environment
Minitrue: Amend Headlines on Smog Forecast Request
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
Human Rights
Under Two-Child Policy, Many Find One is Enough
After adjusting family planning rules to allow families to have two children,
Information Revolution
Minitrue: No Independent Reporting on Inauguration
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
The Great Divide
Rebel Pepper (变态辣椒)：Delayed Justice
Cartoonist Rebel Pepper comments on the recent exoneration of Nie Shubin, who
Hong Kong
Lawyer, Web Publisher Accused of Leaking Secrets
Rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong disappeared almost a month ago. The mystery surrounding
Taiwan
Taiwan Activists, Global Times Weigh in on Trump-Tsai Call
Official anxiety over the recent election of Donald J. Trump as U.S. president
Translation
Top Judge Warns Against Judicial Independence
State media last weekend reported that Supreme People’s Court Chief Justice
China & the World
How China’s Liberals and Students Feel About Trump
Like many around the world who are coming to grips with a Trump presidency, ordinary
