Cindy Carter
Cindy Carter is Deputy Editor for CDT English, and is based in Los Angeles.
Words of the Week: “Breaking in to Turn on Lights” (撬锁点灯, qiàosuǒ diǎndēng)
Posted by Cindy Carter | Feb 14, 2025
Earlier this month, netizens were incensed over a viral video that showed firefighters and other uniformed officers breaking into a shop in Datong, Shanxi province late at night in order to turn on the lights—ostensibly, to...
Read MoreNYT – Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China
Posted by Cindy Carter | Feb 14, 2025
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