Photo of the Day: Yangshuo by Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0)
“Speaking of Forbidden Histories” as June 4th Approaches
With the 30th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on protesters approaching, many participants and observers are working to keep memories of the events alive amid government efforts to squelch them. For 30 years, the Communist Party has stifled any public mention of the events of 1989 and has not held any public accounting for the deaths that resulted nor allowed family members of those killed to publicly mourn their loved ones. In an article that is part of a six-part
30 Years Ago: Changes at Top Are Hinted
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student...
30 Years Ago: Shortages Begin to Cripple Beijing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student...
Australia a “Laboratory” for Beijing’s Global Influence...
Concerns over the implications of China’s increasing economic, cultural, and political influence in Australia have been rising in recent years. Points of concern include...
30 Years Ago: Protesters Again Stop Troop Advance
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student...
The Challenges Facing China’s Young Activists...
Matters, a blockchain-powered media started by Initium editor Zhang Jieping, has published a lengthy report on youth activists in China, looking at their reasons for becoming activists,...
Netizen Voices: Creditizing “Uncivilized” Behavior...
Xinhua last week reported on a new regulatory document from the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport suggesting that serially rude public transit passengers in the city may...
Politics
30 Years Ago: Crowds Keep Troops from City Center
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy
Economy
Propaganda Guides Public Reaction to Trade Spat
As the China-U.S. trade spate escalates after Washington increased tariffs
Culture & the Arts
CBS Censors Reference to Chinese Censorship
The CBS show “The Good Fight,” a spin-off of “The Good Wife,”
Sci-Tech
Firsthand Accounts From Xinjiang Camps
A massive, long-running security crackdown in Xinjiang has included the detention
Environment
Photographer Lu Guang Disappears in Xinjiang
Award-winning photographer Lu Guang reportedly disappeared three weeks ago
Human Rights
30 Years Ago: Gorbachev Meets Deng; Protests Grow
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy
Information Revolution
Sensitive Words: “Soviet Jokes”
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
Minds Unfettered and the Rival Spirits of May Fourth
Last week brought the 100th anniversary of the start of the May Fourth movement,
Taiwan
Sensitive Words: Video Game Easter Eggs Irk Censors
The inclusion of “easter eggs” referencing pejorative nicknames
Translation
Minitrue: Don’t Report on Jasic Sentencing
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
China & the World
30 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang Appears to Win Backing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy
