Photo of the Day: Jiayuguan Theatre by Carsten ten Brink (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Wuhan University 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 activities to observe this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17. At Reuters last week, Christian Shepherd reported: One of the events was a 5.17 km run to raise awareness and celebrate the May 17 anniversary of the day in 1990 when the World
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....
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. ...
Minitrue: Delete Article on Doctor’s Mental Health...
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...
Details Emerge About Xinjiang Reeducation Camp System...
New reports, based on interviews with former detainees and data collected from official sources, have provided previously unknown details about the extent of mass re-education...
Politics
Fresh Wave of International Support for Liu Xia
In a show of solidarity with writer Liu Xia, who is living under official detention
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
Party vs Profit in Tug of War Over Chinese Buddhism
Amid a renewed domestic interest in Buddhism, sacred Chinese Buddhist sites
China & the World
Crackdown in Guangzhou’s “Little Africa” Stokes Fear
As China’s diplomacy, trade, and investment in African nations has increased
