Photo of the Day: Path to North Korea by Yoann Gauthier (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Burkina Faso Cuts Ties with Taiwan as Beijing Continues Asserting Pressure
Weeks after the Dominican Republic switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, Burkina Faso—one of Taiwan’s last remaining African allies—has done the same. This move comes after the West African nation pledged in early 2017 to stick by Taipei, reportedly refusing a hefty investment offer from Beijing, and as China has been increasingly leveraging its economic and diplomatic clout to put pressure on Taiwan—a self-governed nation that Beijing
Word of the Week: Seven Don’t Mentions
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are...
Family Planning Reform May Not Resolve Challenges
After reforming the nation’s one-child policy to a two-child policy in 2015, the Chinese government is now planning to eradicate family planning restrictions all together....
WU Discourages Participation in Anti-homophobia Event...
After recent moves by authorities to push back against the growing visibility of LGBT groups in the media, China’s LGBT rights advocates tread incredibly cautiously in organizing...
Tibetan Language Activist Sentenced to Five Years
Tibetan entrepreneur and language education activist Tashi Wangchuk was detained in January 2016, two months after being featured in a New York Times video report about his fight...
Rage Comics Brand Muzzled by Heroes and Martyrs Law...
Baozou Big News Events (暴走大事件), a “rage comic“-inspired Chinese internet variety show that has swelled in popularity in recent years, has been silenced...
He Weifang Waits for Opportunity to Speak Out
Prominent legal scholar and public intellectual He Weifang has been forced into silence after spending decades advocating for constitutionalism and the rule of law in China. ...
Politics
Details Emerge About Xinjiang Reeducation Camp System
New reports, based on interviews with former detainees and data collected from
Economy
Crane Workers Organize Momentous Nationwide Strike
In the run-up to International Workers’ Day on May 1, crane workers across
Culture & the Arts
Translation: Banned App Users’ Anthem Harmonized
“In This World” was a song by Chinese singer Wang Jianfang. In 2017,
Sci-Tech
Premier’s Call for Supervision of Government Censored
On Friday, April 27, Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech to a State Council meeting
Environment
Government Provides Outline of Major Restructuring Plan
A new proposal put before the National People’s Congress realigns the
Human Rights
Mango TV Loses Eurovision Rights Over Censorship
Information Revolution
Translation: Open Letter on PKU #MeToo Case
Gao Yan was a Chinese literature student at Peking University who killed herself
The Great Divide
Translation: Yue Xin on Education and Privilege
The following essay by Peking University senior Yue Xin shares her observations
Hong Kong
“Free Speech Bastion” Taiwan Faces Brain Drain
At The New York Times, Chris Horton and Austin Ramzy write that “Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan’s Status Questioned by Protesters, Ex-Presidents
On Wednesday, anti-China Taiwanese protesters defaced the tomb of former Nationalist
Translation
Minitrue: Delete Article on Doctor’s Mental Health
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
Crackdown in Guangzhou’s “Little Africa” Stokes Fear
As China’s diplomacy, trade, and investment in African nations has increased
