Photo of the Day: Suzhou, China by Pedro Szekely (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Rights Lawyers Hit by New Wave of Intimidation, Coercion
Two years into the escalated crackdown on rights lawyers that began on "Black Friday" in July 2015, Human Rights Watch highlights a series of inspections of Chinese law firms by the Ministry of Justice in recent weeks, ostensibly meant to "strengthen" and "standardize" their supervision. The group’s warning follows a speech by Justice Minister Zhang Jun calling for “harsh discipline, but much love,” “While China’s human
Pro-CCP Writings to Merit Academic Credit
Several Chinese universities are now encouraging faculty and students to write online articles propagating socialist values, with some institutions giving such content the same...
China “Heading Backward” on Women’s Rights...
When five feminist activists were detained in 2015 after planning a public education campaign against sexual harassment, it focused the world’s attention on women’s...
Translation: Guo Wengui to Crash Party Congress
CDT cannot verify any information presented by Guo Wengui. Guo Wengui has been hurling explosive allegations of corruption at top Party officials from his swanky penthouse...
CCP Constitution Amendment May Signal Xi’s Power...
As state media and Party officials kick their adoration of President Xi Jinping into overdrive ahead of the 19th Party Congress—an event long expected to see the further consolidation...
Individual Users Targeted by New Internet Rules
In a post for China Media Project, David Bandurski looks at how new internet regulations are shifting the onus of censorship from the media or internet platforms to the individual...
China Vows to Close Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Following a ban on bitcoin’s initial coin offerings earlier this month, Beijing’s cryptocurrency exchanges have now been asked to end trading entirely and halt...
Politics
Word of the Week: Meng the Regent
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary
Economy
Facial Recognition Adoption Raises Eyebrows
This week’s Economist looks at the global growth of facial recognition
Culture & the Arts
Academic Journal Acquiesces to Censorship Demands
Cambridge University Press, the world’s oldest publishing house, made
Sci-Tech
Weibo Comments Provide Chorus For Show Trial
When rights activist and former lawyer Jiang Tianyong stood trial for inciting
Environment
Minitrue: Follow Xinhua on Jiuzhaigou Earthquake
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
Human Rights
Chinese Censorship Comes Out of the Shadows
Under President Xi Jinping, censorship of the media and internet has been on the
Information Revolution
New Regulations Reinforce Real Name Verification
New regulations from the Cyberspace Administration of China require internet
The Great Divide
Jeremy Brown: How the Party Handles Accidents
Late on Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou
Hong Kong
Badiucao Echoes Nobel Call for HK Democrats
Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law, three young democracy campaigners and
Taiwan
The Lonely Struggle of Lee Ching-yu
At The New York Review of Books, Richard Bernstein focuses on Lee Ching-yu, whose
Translation
Word of the Week: Summit
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary
China & the World
Guo Wengui Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
Fugitive Chinese property tycoon and whistleblower Guo Wengui has applied for
