Cindy Carter
Cindy Carter is Deputy Editor for CDT English, and is based in Los Angeles.
Translation: Spilling the Tea About Being “Invited to Tea” and Hearing the Police Read Aloud Your Tweets
Posted by Cindy Carter | Oct 29, 2021
Numerous Chinese activists, bloggers and ordinary netizens have experienced being “invited to tea” by the police—ostensibly for a casual discussion at the police station over a real or metaphorical cup of tea. At best, the...
Read MorePhoto: 瑞丽莫里瀑布 [Moli Waterfall, Ruili, Yunnan Province], by llee_wu
Posted by Cindy Carter | Oct 27, 2021
Photo: 九华山 [Mount Jiuhua, Anhui Province], by Thomas_Yung
Posted by Cindy Carter | Oct 26, 2021
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