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Hong Kong Protest Leaders Sentenced on Public Nuisance Charges
Nine defendants have been convicted–and eight sentenced–on “public nuisance” charges for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong. Professors Benny Tai and Chan Kin-man and retired pastor Chu Yiu-ming were each sentenced to 16 months in prison, though Chu’s sentence was suspended due to his age. Tiffany May reports for The New York Times: [Tai, Chan and Chu] were founders of Occupy Central With Love and Peace, a group
30 Years Ago: Violent Protests Reported in China
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing. To mark the occasion, CDT is posting...
Minitrue: Don’t Report on Jasic Sentencing
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...
Minitrue: Delete All Traces of “Tank Man” Leica Ad...
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...
Minitrue: Delete Songs, Documentaries, Trailers
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...
30 Years Ago: Protests in Tiananmen Square
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing. To mark the occasion, CDT is posting...
Safeguard or Shackle? Public Views on Surveillance
Last week, The New York Times launched The Privacy Project, a major, months-long examination of privacy issues in the U.S. and in general. Among the first wave of articles was an op-ed...
Politics
Is China Winning a “New Cold War” Over Web Control?
Concerns over the growing international acceptance of the “China model”
Economy
As BRI Concerns Grow, a Checklist to Assess Risk
Xi Jinping’s massively ambitious infrastructure investment plan, the Belt
Culture & the Arts
Fiction: “Lulu,” by Te-Ping Chen
The New Yorker this week features a piece of short fiction by Te-Ping Chen, drawing
Sci-Tech
Xi Thought Goes Mobile With New Ideology Apps
CNN’s James Griffiths, author of the recently released book “The
Environment
Photographer Lu Guang Disappears in Xinjiang
Award-winning photographer Lu Guang reportedly disappeared three weeks ago
Human Rights
Weibo Reverses Ban on Lesbian Content Amid Uproar
Lesbian content was banned on Sina Weibo last week, with related same-sex discussion
Information Revolution
Minitrue: Focus on Fake News in Food Scandal
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
HK Protest Leaders Found Guilty
The nine pro-democracy campaigners who stood trial late last year for their roles
Taiwan
Sensitive Words: Video Game Easter Eggs Irk Censors
The inclusion of “easter eggs” referencing pejorative nicknames
Translation
Translation: “He Deserves Respect”
The following interview with University of Haifa Professor Nimrod Baranovitch
China & the World
Tsinghua University Removes Xi Critic Xu Zhangrun
At The Financial Times, Christian Shepherd reports the removal from teaching
