A Decade Later, Wenchuan Parents Still Seek Answers
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan and the surrounding...
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LatestPhrase of the Week: Tearfully Urge
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Minitrue 2017: August—Natural Disasters
This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government...
Jeremy Brown: How the Party Handles Accidents
Late on Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou County, killing at...
Minitrue: Delete Report on Causes of Deadly Landslide
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Is China’s Public the World’s Warmest Toward Refugees?
This week, Amnesty International released its first Refugees Welcome Index, based on a global...
Minitrue: Delete Story on Earthquake Donations
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Saying of the Week: Autumn Rain Has Tears
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Words of the Week: Tearfully Urge
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
The Long Shadow of 2012’s Shifang Protests
Protests against a planned molybdenum copper plant in Shifang, Sichuan were hailed as a triumph of...
“Even the Destruction Is a Blessing”
The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms...
What a Strong Earthquake Does in China vs. the U.S.
A video from Vox’s Joss Fong explains why the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Yunnan this month...
Badiucao (巴丢草): A Good Man is Going Home
For his latest cartoon, Badiucao honors activist Tan Zuoren, who was just released after serving a...
Soccer Commentator to Voice of the People: Li Chengpeng
The Telegraph’s Tom Phillips profiles soccer- turned social commentator Li Chengpeng: On...
Typhoon Haiyan Through the Lens of China’s 2008 Quake
At the New York Times, Austin Ramzy compares China’s 2008 Wenchuan earthquake with the...
5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Yunnan, Sichuan
The AP reports that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit a mountainous area of Southwest China killing...
Dozens Buried in Sichuan Landslide
Heavy rainstorms hit south-west China this week, triggering a landslide on Wednesday which buried up to 40 people in the city of Dujiangyan, an area previously devastated by the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Rescuers have so far...
Ministry of Truth: Anniversary of Sichuan Quake
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. Please...
