Guangzhou Public Opinion Poll Showing Record Dissatisfaction Is Deleted from WeChat
by Cindy Carter | Feb 22, 2024
A post about a Guangzhou public opinion poll showing the largest drop in public satisfaction in 30 years has been deleted after being published by the WeChat account of He Wenwei, a Guangzhou-based business consultant who blogs...
Read MoreReport Outlines Mechanisms of China’s Censorship Apparatus
by Arthur Kaufman | Feb 22, 2024
This week, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released a report titled “Censorship Practices of the People’s Republic of China.” The report outlines the nature and reach of China’s censorship...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “People Insist on Using Euphemisms Such as ‘Flexible Employment,’ ‘[Workforce] Optimization,’ and ‘Delayed Employment’”
by Cindy Carter | Feb 20, 2024
“It’s as if the words ‘layoffs’ and ‘unemployment’ are somehow disgraceful, so instead people insist on using euphemisms such as ‘flexible employment,’ ‘[workforce] optimization,’ ‘slow employment’ (also ‘delayed employment’),...
Read MoreAmid Private Tributes from Citizens, Chinese Media Mostly Silent on Navalny’s Death
by Cindy Carter | Feb 20, 2024
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s sudden death last Friday in an Arctic prison was scarcely mentioned by Chinese state or commercial media, and what coverage there is has simply echoed Russian government talking points....
Read MoreFireworks, Family Fights, Blizzards, and Dragons: CDT’s Archive of 2024 Lunar New Year Content
by Cindy Carter | Feb 16, 2024
As China’s Lunar New Year holiday continues throughout this week, CDT Chinese editors have collected and republished over a dozen essays, articles, and other content reflecting the zeitgeist of the transition from 2023’s Year of...
Read MoreReports Detail Tightening Information Flows In and Out of China
by Arthur Kaufman | Feb 16, 2024
Information control and national security have long gone hand in hand for the Chinese government, especially under Xi Jinping. Last year was marked by a notable increase in government attempts to restrict information flows in...
Read MoreChina Criticizes Israel’s War in Gaza from the Sidelines, to U.S. Annoyance
by Arthur Kaufman | Feb 14, 2024
The Chinese government spoke out this week against increasing Israeli military action in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Its criticism, after a period of relative silence on the issue, has brought renewed attention to China’s...
Read MoreInterview: Margaret Hillenbrand on Her Books “On the Edge” (2023) and “Negative Exposures” (2020)
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 14, 2024
Margaret Hillenbrand, professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford, joined CDT to discuss her two latest books: “On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China” (2023) and “Negative Exposures: Knowing...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “How is This Lunar New Year’s Eve Different From Years Past? So Few Red Envelopes”
by Cindy Carter | Feb 12, 2024
Popular science and current events blogger Xiang Dongliang’s musing on the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 is CDT’s Quote of the Day: What struck me most about CCTV’s “Year of the Dragon” Spring Festival Gala? So many adverts. How...
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