Saying of the Week: Donate My A**
捐你妹 (juān nǐ mèi): donate my ass Literally “donate your sister.” After record rains hit Beijing in...
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SOEs, Rule of Law Among Hurdles for Clean Air Push
Beijing’s acting mayor has announced an array of new measures to combat air pollution in the city, following heavy smog that seeped hundreds of points off the scale this month. From Xinhua: The capital will take 180,000...
Beijing Flood Censorship Directives
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, has been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Ministry of Truth: Floods, Typhoons and Outposts
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by...
Sensitive Words: Intranets, Prostitution and More
As of August 8, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Hexie Farm (蟹农场): The Great Wave Off Zhongnanhai
For his latest contribution to his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm finds inspiration in the wood-block print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai. Responding both to the recent Beijing floods...
Directives from the Ministry of Truth: Beijing Floods (2)
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies...
Sensitive Words: Qidong Protest, Beijing Flood
As of July 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Sensitive Words: Beijing Flood (2)
As of July 27, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function): first seven days after a death (头七): It has been one week since the Beijing flood began. Beijing + assign blame...
Beijing Officials Raise Flood Death Toll
Facing mounting public criticism and a crisis of credibility over the city’s response to the weekend’s flooding, Beijing officials raised the death toll from 37 to 77 on Thursday evening. From The Wall Street...
Drawing the News: Beijing Flood
Political cartoonists have taken on the Beijing flood, posting images on Weibo and blogs that...
Beijing Flood Stories Cut from Southern Weekend
Eight pages of reporting on the Beijing flood were pulled from today’s edition of Southern Weekend...
Sensitive Words: Beijing Flood
As of July 26, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
After Flood, Logic with Chinese Characteristics
While netizens focus on the floods in Beijing, the state-run media has pointedly avoided the...
Public Anger Floods Beijing (Updated)
Last Saturday’s downpour engulfed Beijing in a serious flood, and the water-logged capital’s anxiety is surely mounting as more heavy rains are forecasted throughout the week. As the city deals with the aftermath of...
Sensitive Words: Beijing Mayor Resigns
As of July 25, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Cyber Candles for Two Tragedies
Yesterday marked two tragedies in China: the third day of floods in the nation’s capital and the...
Destiny in the Flood Waters
Beijing’s floods are emblematic of government mismanagement. Chinese netizens are quick to make...
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