Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
The Globe and Mail has written an optimistic report about the influence of the Internet on China’s youth: ” ‘I love to read the negative news reports on-line, especially the common people’s complaints,’ one focus-group participant said. ‘Those brave reports could never be released by the traditional media; only on the Internet is it possible […]
Read MoreThree articles about freedom of expression (or the lack thereof) in China: The South China Morning Post reports that the government has intensified a crackdown on the liberal media in Guangdong by firing Xiao Weibin, the editor-in-chief of Tong Zhou Gong Jin magazine. According to the article, “In August, the magazine published an interview with […]
Read MoreRights and Democracy has released a new report calling on the Canadian government to guarantee that Canadian security and surveillance technology exports to China respect human rights in that country. The paper is authored with...
Read MoreEswn has reprinted and translated a list (originally in Xinmin Zhoukan) of political terms and slogans found in the Chinese press at various times from 1949 through today. As Eswn writes: “Given the central role of the press as a propaganda tool in China, this is a measure of shifting political ideologies over time. ” The […]
Read MoreChina has rejected calls for a referendum on direct elections in Hong Kong, Xinhua reported. According to a Reuters report: “China has rejected calls from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should be allowed full, direct democracy from 2007… Hong Kong, a former British colony, returned to Chinese rule […]
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