The ten censored essays collected below are a first draft of an unauthorized history of the extraordinary year 2022, compiled by CDT Chinese editors. Toward the end of the year, discontent over the zero-COVID policy burgeoned...
Nearly three years after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliangâs death from COVID-19, the âWailing Wallâ that emerged in the comments section under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams, worries,...
On Wednesday, Chinaâs National Health Commission announced ten new pandemic-related guidelines, signaling an easing of the nationâs long-running âzero-COVIDâ policy (also referred to euphemistically as âdynamic clearanceâ). The...
Three men are being investigated by the Xinjiang Cyberspace Administration for âdisrupting public order on the internet and causing adverse social impactâ by flooding a live-streamed official press conference with âmaliciousâ...
Despite hints of a modest easing of pandemic controlsâincluding a shortened quarantine period for inbound travelers, and attempts to âoptimizeâ and adjust a âone-size-fits-allâ approachâit remains to be seen whether Chinaâs...
Two years and eight months after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliangâs death from COVID-19, the âWailing Wallâ that emerged in the comments under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams, worries,...
âVoices of Julyâ continues CDTâs monthly âVoices of âŠâ collection of viral and censored audio-visual content from all over China. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation âVoices of April,â which was the target of...
Two years and four months after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliangâs death from COVID-19, the âWailing Wallâ that emerged in the comments under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams, worries,...
When Mr. He, his wife, and their two young children set out from their home on Hainan Island to buy some groceries and recharge their electric vehicle in early August, they never imagined that they would spend three days and...
Reports of a local official in Jiangxi province detained on suspicion of raping a 12-year-old girl while her parents were in quarantine have touched off public anger and a chorus of demands for greater accountability and...
Hunger is becoming a common side-effect of Chinaâs often chaotic lockdowns. During a citywide pandemic lockdown in Xiâan, residents went hungry as government propagandists cheered ânoodles helping noodles.â During the...
On August 30, the Chengde High-Tech Industry Development Zone in Hebei province announced a range of detailed and draconian punishments for anyone violating local pandemic prevention measures. Most extraordinarily, the...
Two years and four months after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliangâs death from COVID-19, the “Wailing Wall” that emerged in the comments under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams,...
âVoices of Juneâ continues CDTâs monthly âVoices of âŠâ collection of viral audio-visual content from pandemic lockdowns in Shanghai and other Chinese cities. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation âVoices of April,â...
A viral video about a 66-year-old disabled rural man weathering adversity with resourcefulness and optimism has touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizensâand touched off a complex debate about poverty,...
Over the past few weeks, tens of thousands of Chinese homebuyers have banded together and refused to continue paying mortgages on unfinished homes. Homebuyers in China frequently purchase âpre-saleâ homes long before developers...
âAnyone who has ever tested positive is not wanted.â âNo tattoos, criminal record, or positive test history.â âApplicants who have tested positive or been in a mandatory quarantine facility need not apply.â âDuring the pandemic,...
On Monday, several activists wore t-shirts emblazoned with the question âWhere Is Peng Shuai?â to a match at Wimbledon in order to raise awareness about the Chinese tennis star. Peng has been absent from international media...
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