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Cyberspace Administration, Alibaba, Ex-Google Chiefs on China’s Internet
Last month, former SAPPRFT head Zhuang Rongwen took over from Xu Lin as head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet regulator, as Xu moved to oversee foreign propaganda at the Information Office of the State Council. In a newly published essay, Zhuang laid out what South China Morning Post’s Nectar Gan labeled “an all-encompassing blueprint on how to govern the Chinese internet” bearing the definite imprint of top leader and “internet
Minitrue: Do Not Report Hotelier’s Death by Torture...
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...
Lü Pin: “MeToo”: From Butterflies to Hurricanes
CDT is reposting this essay by feminist activist Lü Pin about the origins and significance of the #MeToo movement in China, with permission from the Chinese Feminist Collective,...
Minitrue: Control News on Hunan Car Attack
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...
U.S. Orders State Media to Register as Foreign Agents...
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States Justice Department in recent weeks ordered two Chinese state-run media organizations to register as foreign agents under...
Word of the Week: Cut Chives
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 the words of...
How Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted growing attention, from DNA collection and AI-enhanced video and audio surveillance with face...
Politics
Xinjiang Human Rights Crisis Draws Global Condemnation
The Chinese government’s continued denial of the purpose of extralegal re-education
Economy
Minitrue: Delete Article on Shouguang Suicide
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Celebrities Fail Social Responsibility Assessments
Famous Chinese actress and singer Fan Bingbing has been given a score of zero in
Sci-Tech
Anger Grows over Google’s China Plans
Following a leak that revealed plans by Google to reenter China with a censored
Environment
Government Provides Outline of Major Restructuring Plan
A new proposal put before the National People’s Congress realigns the
Human Rights
China Continues Crackdown on House Churches
Officials in Beijing have shut down Zion church, one of the city’s largest
Information Revolution
China Confirms Blocking of ABC Website
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s news website and mobile apps
The Great Divide
A Decade Later, Wenchuan Parents Still Seek Answers
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan
Hong Kong
Beijing and HK Officials Slam Pro-Independence Speech
Andy Chan Ho-tin—a Hong Kong independence advocate and convener of the pro-independence
Taiwan
El Salvador Severs Ties with Taiwan
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen made a brief transit in the United States over
Translation
Translation: The Birth Story of an Illegal Child
In 2015, the Chinese government officially reformed its infamous one-child
China & the World
Vatican to Sign Deal with China Amid Crackdown
The Chinese government has intensified its crackdown on religion as President
