Photo of the Day: Changing Times by Dheera Venkatraman
Corruption Purge Clearing Space for Xi Allies
Jiao Yulu (1922-1964) was a local party official who became the posthumous star of a propaganda campaign extolling the virtues of honesty and dedication among cadres. After describing Xi Jinping’s effort to “resurrect an old party icon,” by honoring Jiao during a visit to Henan Province last month, author Murong Xuecun becomes another commentator to draw attention to the politics behind Xi’s ongoing anti-corruption drive. The essay has
25 Years Ago: Students March for Democracy
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing. To mark the occasion, CDT is posting...
Four New Citizen Activists Sentenced
Four members of the New Citizens Movement civil rights and anti-corruption group received prison sentences on Friday, Reuters’ Sui-Lee Wee reports: Ding Jiaxi was sentenced...
One Blogger Released, Another Sentenced
Due to a “serious illness,” outspoken blogger and Chinese-American venture capitalist Charles Xue has been released on bail after almost eight months in prison....
Crowdfunding Investigative Journalism in China
Beijing has long exercised control over information by directly supervising official media outlets, issuing censorship directives, and creating incentives for independent...
Official Puts Demolition Workers On Pedestal
A district Communist Party secretary’s adulatory tribute to a group of demolition workers last December was “propelled to national levels of scrutiny and ridicule”...
China’s Cyberporn Crackdown Not Really About Porn...
The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications, a branch of China’s main media regulator, recently announced a new crackdown on pornographic online...
Politics
Urbanization: Where China’s Future Will Happen
In a special report at The Economist, James Miles examines urbanization in China,
Economy
Shanghai’s Older Generation Hark Back to Mao
At the Guardian, Sue Anne Tay outlines the situation of many aging Shanghai residents
Culture & the Arts
Minitrue: Snow Lions, Insider Trading, and More
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
Sci-Tech
Weibo Messages Generated By 5 Per Cent Of Users
Patrick Boehler at SCMP reports on new research which states that Sina Weibo’s
Information Revolution
Freedom With An Asterisk
The Economist reports on “a survey conducted in recent months in 17 countries
The Great Divide
New “People-Centred” Plan for Urbanisation
Along with plans to redevelop shantytowns as part of the national effort to place
Environment
Drawing the News: Lanzhou Water, Maoming PX, More
A roundup of online political cartoons from the past two weeks. Click any image
China & the World
Doing China’s Bidding in Nepal
Following the release of a Human Rights Watch report on mistreatment of Tibetan
