U.S.-China Climate Change Talks Founder Over Xinjiang Sanctions
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 8, 2021
Chinese officials have warned John Kerry that deteriorating U.S.-China ties will impact bilateral cooperation on climate change. Kerry, who was in Tianjin for preliminary talks with his Chinese counterparts in preparation for...
Read MorePost-game Analysis: Making Sense of the Hu vs. Li Smackdown
by Cindy Carter | Sep 8, 2021
Welcome to the post-game analysis of the Hu vs. Li smackdown that has occupied much of our attention over the last week. In one corner, we had Li Guangman, a relatively unknown blogger who rose to fame when his fiery essay about...
Read MoreTaiwan Plus Media Platform Launched in Challenge to China’s Discourse Power
by Arthur Kaufman | Sep 7, 2021
On August 30, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture introduced a new English-language news and media streaming platform, Taiwan Plus (Taiwan+). The government-backed platform was established specifically for international audiences, with...
Read MoreSpace for China’s LGBTQ+ Communities Continues to Shrink
by Arthur Kaufman | Sep 3, 2021
Leaked documents revealed last weekend that Shanghai University has ordered its colleges to collect lists of LGBTQ+ students and report on their personal lives. Citing unspecified “relevant requirements,” the university of...
Read MoreAlibaba Fires Employees Who Leaked Sex Assault Case, Invests In “Common Prosperity”
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 2, 2021
Once fêted at home and abroad as an emblem of China’s rising power, Alibaba has fallen on hard times. Spin-off Ant Group’s IPO was blocked at the eleventh hour by Xi Jinping’s personal fiat. Founder Jack Ma has all but...
Read More“996” Ruled Illegal Yet Labor Researchers, Activists Still Arrested
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 1, 2021
The Supreme People’s Court has ruled the much-reviled “996” 72-hour work week illegal. The January death of a 22-year-old Pinduoduo employee after working a late shift focused public anger on 996 overtime culture,...
Read MoreChina Restricts Minors To Three Hours Of Online Gaming Per Week
by Arthur Kaufman | Sep 1, 2021
This week, China extended restrictions on minors’ screen time. New regulations issued by the National Press and Publication Administration will limit minors’ online gaming to only three hours per week: one hour from 8:00-9:00...
Read MoreTranslation: Everyone Can Sense That a Profound Transformation is Underway!
by Cindy Carter | Aug 31, 2021
In recent days, a number of major state and Party media outlets have simultaneously republished a relatively obscure essayist’s screed on sissy-boy celebrities, get-rich-quick capitalists, and lessons that the collapse of the...
Read MoreCelebrity Culture “Clean Up” Campaign Targets Stars and Fans Alike
by Alexander Boyd | Aug 27, 2021
One of China’s most famous actresses has been summarily wiped from the internet as part of a “clean up” campaign aimed at celebrity culture. Zhao Wei, who starred in the über-popular TV drama “My Fair Princess,”...
Read MorePandemic Control Strategy: A Subject for Debate, and Debate Suppression
by Cindy Carter | Aug 27, 2021
In recent months, a spirited debate about COVID-19 pandemic control strategy has emerged online, but is actively being suppressed through post deletion and other censorship, intimidation, personal attacks, and retaliation for...
Read MoreEnglish Takes a Backseat to Xi Jinping Thought
by Alexander Boyd | Aug 26, 2021
China’s nearly 300 million students will be studying “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” this coming school year, according to guidelines published by the Ministry of...
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