Cai Xia Reflects On Her Break From The Party
by Alexander Boyd | Dec 4, 2020
A former professor at the powerful Central Party School, Cai Xia is now an unlikely dissident. After a secret speech in which she called the Party a “political zombie” went viral, Cai was expelled from the Party. She now lives...
Read MoreTranslation: Xianzi’s Friends “Surround and Watch” in #metoo Solidarity
by Sophie Beach | Dec 4, 2020
On Wednesday, December 2, Zhou Xiaoxuan, better known as Xianzi, appeared in court in the Haidian District of Beijing for a hearing in her lawsuit against celebrity CCTV host Zhu Jun for sexual harassment. Xianzi has accused Zhu...
Read MoreHong Kong Crackdown Rolls On As Jimmy Lai and Activist Denied Bail, Lawmaker Flees
by John Chan | Dec 3, 2020
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was this week denied bail in connection with a fraud charge for improperly subleasing office space. With his trial scheduled for...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, March 4, 2020: Sun Yang, COVID in Prisons, Qiu Menghuang, Overseas Quarantine
by Sophie Beach | Dec 3, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreUnderpaid And Squeezed By Algorithms, Delivery Drivers Strike
by Alexander Boyd | Dec 3, 2020
Several recent reports have exposed the extreme hardships imposed on Chinese delivery drivers by unforgiving algorithms, merciless delivery companies, and expectant consumers. At NPR this week, Emily Feng shadowed a young...
Read MoreTranslation: “I Want People to View my Case as a Drill” – An Interview with Xianzi
by Sophie Beach | Dec 2, 2020
More than two years since she accused Zhu Jun, one of China’s most prominent TV hosts, of sexual harassment, Zhou Xiaoxuan, a 27-year-old screenwriter better known as Xianzi, finally went to court on Wednesday. In 2018, inspired...
Read MoreJoshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam Handed Jail Sentences for Illegal Assembly
by John Chan | Dec 2, 2020
Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, two of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, have been handed jail terms for illegal assembly. Wong, who has spent time in jail on three previous occasions, was sentenced to 13 and...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, March 3, 2020: Xinjiang, South China Sea, COVID Evacuations, Wasted Donations
by Samuel Wade | Dec 2, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, March 2, 2020: COVID Patient’s Travel to Beijing, South Korea, Poverty Alleviation
by Sophie Beach | Dec 1, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreChina Declares Victory Over Extreme Poverty, But Inequality Rises
by Alexander Boyd | Dec 1, 2020
On Monday, November 23 in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, local officials quietly announced an extraordinary accomplishment: the end of extreme poverty in China. At The Wall Street Journal, James T. Areddy reported on...
Read MoreFirings at Hong Kong TV News Network Prompt Mass Resignation
by John Chan | Dec 1, 2020
One hundred workers were abruptly laid off from one of Hong Kong’s biggest TV news stations on Tuesday, prompting the resignation of editors and senior editorial staff in protest. Claiming financial losses, recently...
Read MoreMinitrue: Cool Down Videos of Martial Arts “Master”
by Samuel Wade | Dec 1, 2020
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 the source. In accordance with unified...
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