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HK Protest Leaders Given 6-8 Month Prison Sentences
Three young democracy campaigners were each given prison sentences for taking part in an “unlawful assembly” of Hong Kong government headquarters that marked the beginning of the 79-day “Umbrella Movement” protests of 2014. The three sentenced were Alex Chow, Nathan Law, and Joshua Wong—ages 26, 24, and 20; and sentenced to seven, eight, and six months, respectively—and all plan to appeal. All three had been sentenced to community service
Jeremy Brown: How the Party Handles Accidents
Late on Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou County, killing at least 19 people and forcing the evacuation of some 60,000. A leaked directive ordered...
China Bans Sensitive, Long, and ‘Weird’ Company Names...
New guidelines from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce forbids the registration of business names that are too long, “too weird,” politically sensitive,...
Word of the Week: Summit
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are...
The Lonely Struggle of Lee Ching-yu
At The New York Review of Books, Richard Bernstein focuses on Lee Ching-yu, whose husband, Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, disappeared while entering China in March. Chinese authorities...
Alibaba, Others Ordered to Halt VPN Sales
On Thursday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered five websites—Alibaba’s Taobao, its music-streaming subsidiary Xiami, entertainment platform Peiyinxu,...
China Lashes Out at U.S. After Religious Freedom Report...
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday delivered public remarks from Washington to mark the release of the State Department’s 2016 International Religious Freedom...
Politics
Hong Kong Democrat Detained Over Torture Claims
Howard Lam Tsz-kin, a member of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, gave a press
Economy
Protest Tracker Lu Yuyu Sentenced to Four Years
On Thursday citizen journalist Lu Yuyu was sentenced to four years in prison for
Culture & the Arts
Military Nationalism Hits Big Screen, Tops Box Office
Nationalistic military action film “Wolf Warrior 2” (战狼2),
Sci-Tech
Death at Web Addiction Center Reflects Troubling Trend
China’s population of internet users broke 700 million this year, and
Environment
Minitrue: Follow Xinhua on Jiuzhaigou Earthquake
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government
Human Rights
Person of the Week: Liu Xia
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short
Information Revolution
Internet Control of the Week: One-key Shutdown
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary
The Great Divide
Phrase of the Week: Without Forced Demolition…
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary
Hong Kong
Fear and Self-censorship at the Hong Kong Book Fair
The 28th annual Hong Kong Book Fair ended in Wan Chai today. The week-long event
Taiwan
Panama Severs Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
Panama has cut its diplomatic relations with Taiwan to establish ties with
Translation
How to Promote a Sensitive Core Socialist Value
As Hu Jintao was bestowing the top Party leadership position on Xi Jinping at the
China & the World
China Warns Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit
The Dalai Lama will be visiting the small southern African nation of Botswana
