Photo of the Day: Areya Road, Kashgar by David Stanley (CC BY 2.0)
“An Entire Culture is Being Criminalized”: 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 camps in Xinjiang. While the government has denied the existence of such camps, reports have estimated that between tens of thousands and a million people have been detained in them in recent years. Drawing on official recruitment notices, government procurement and construction bids, and local
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...
Fresh Wave of International Support for Liu Xia
In a show of solidarity with writer Liu Xia, who is living under official detention in her home, prominent artists around the world have recorded videos of themselves reading her...
Trump Criticized for Position on ZTE Ahead of Trade Talks...
Social Credit: Orwellian Nightmare, or “Crude Tool”?...
China’s emerging social credit system has attracted an exceptional level of attention and media coverage. According to Leiden University’s Rogier Creemers, however,...
Mango TV Loses Eurovision Rights Over Censorship
Politics
A Decade Later, Wenchuan Parents Still Seek Answers
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan
Economy
Chinese Influence Takes to the Skies
On April 25, a letter from the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority to 36 foreign airlines
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
Liu Xia “Ready to Die” Amid Renewed Calls for Release
Since the death of imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo last July, the extra-legal
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
Civil Society Decries Deteriorating Rights in HK
A group of 45 civil society organizations has submitted over 100 suggestions
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
