Josh Rudolph
Josh Rudolph finished an MA in Asia Pacific Policy Studies at UBC's Institute of Asian Research in 2013, and was an editor at CDT English until 2021. He currently lives in British Columbia.
Sensitive Words: “Where is That Person?”, “Everyday I Pray for Green Jade”
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Feb 11, 2020
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT independently tests the keywords before posting them, but some searches later become accessible again. We welcome readers to contribute to...
Read MoreCDT Censorship Digest, January 2020: Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Feb 10, 2020
In January 2020, CDT Chinese editors posted their first monthly summary of censorship, launching the CDT Censorship Digest series. The series will collect and quote from news and online speech that was censored by Chinese...
Read MoreTranslation: Recommendations for Handling Netizen Reaction to Li Wenliang’s Death
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Feb 7, 2020
Dr. Li Wenliang was one of eight “rumormongers” punished for “spreading illegal and false information” about the coronavirus outbreak. When Li later became infected by the virus, authorities ordered coverage of the news offline....
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