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...
Aug 20, 2014
捐你妹 (juān nǐ mèi): donate my ass Literally “donate your sister.” After record rains hit Beijing in...
Jan 22, 2013
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...
Aug 19, 2012
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...
Aug 18, 2012
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by...
Aug 8, 2012
As of August 8, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Jul 31, 2012
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...
Jul 30, 2012
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies...
Jul 30, 2012
As of July 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Jul 27, 2012
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...
Jul 26, 2012
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...
Jul 26, 2012
Political cartoonists have taken on the Beijing flood, posting images on Weibo and blogs that...
Jul 26, 2012
Eight pages of reporting on the Beijing flood were pulled from today’s edition of Southern Weekend...
Jul 26, 2012
As of July 26, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Jul 25, 2012
While netizens focus on the floods in Beijing, the state-run media has pointedly avoided the...
Jul 25, 2012
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...
Jul 25, 2012
As of July 25, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Jul 24, 2012
Yesterday marked two tragedies in China: the third day of floods in the nation’s capital and the...
Jul 23, 2012
Beijing’s floods are emblematic of government mismanagement. Chinese netizens are quick to make...