Translations: As Tributes Pour In, Chengdu’s You Xing Bookstore Gets a Reprieve From Feared Closure
Following more than a week of speculation that Chengdu’s You Xing Bookstore (有杏书店, Yǒu Xìng...
COVID-19
Translations on Chikungunya and Mosquito Eradication in Guangdong: “Hand Over Your Keys or We’ll Pick the Locks!”
Public backlash has forced local officials in Pengyuan—a community in the city of Jiangmen, Guangdong province—to rescind an order requiring residents to surrender their keys so that sanitation workers can enter outbuildings to...
Despite New Law to Facilitate Reporting of Public-Health Emergencies, COVID-Whistleblower Zhang Zhan Sentenced to Four More Years in Prison
Citizen journalist and COVID-whistleblower Zhang Zhan, who spent four years in prison for her in-depth reporting from Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic, was sentenced to another four years in a closed-door trial in...
Couriers’ Digital “Traffic Safety Codes” Stir Memories of COVID Enforcement
This year, Shanghai launched a system of traffic safety codes which “aggregates records of traffic accidents and violations involving couriers throughout the city, [and] allows the authorities to identify non-compliant...
Translation: Plunging Prices, Sprouting Weeds, and Broken Dreams
At The New York Times on Monday, columnist Li Yuan describes how, as "wages stagnate and jobs disappear, the promise of upward social mobility is eroding, especially for those from modest backgrounds. For many […], the...
Translations: Weibo Users Say “Dr. Li, We Haven’t Forgotten You!”; DeepSeek AI Asks, “Dr. Who?”
More than five years after the Wuhan lockdown and the death of COVID whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang, many Chinese citizens continue to remember the events of the pandemic and to pay tribute to Dr. Li and other individuals who...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 29, 2020 – South China Sea Maps, Mask Priorities
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 28, 2020 – Sun Yang, Tax Terminology, COVID Research
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 27, 2020 – Epidemic Control, Aid, Child Patients, A Woman Named Huang
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 26, 2020 – Foreign COVID Responses, Vaccine Development, Hong Kongers’ Evacuation, Bad Examples
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 24, 2020 – Panchen Lama, Gui Minhai, COVID, Xu Guang, NPC
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Minitrue Plus Five: February 19, 2020 – New Media Uniformity, Avoid Negative COVID Sentiment
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
On the Fifth Anniversary of COVID Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s Death: “The World Hasn’t Gotten Any Better. If Anything, It’s Even More Insane.”
February 6 marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, a young ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital whose attempts to warn colleagues and the public of an emerging coronavirus made him a heroic symbol of...
Filmmaker Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Documentary on White-Paper Protests
In a closed-door trial on Monday, a judge sentenced 33-year-old Chen Pinlin to prison for three years and six months for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Chen had produced a documentary film about the White Paper...
CDT Editors’ Picks: The Best of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and...
Two Years After Zero-COVID, A Rare White Paper Remembrance
A WeChat essay detailing the day that China’s “zero-COVID” policy ended has become a rare space for public remembrance of the 2022 White Paper Movement. Originally published as part of a 13-part series on the lockdowns, the...
Online Censorship About Lou Ye, Geng Jun Films Winning Awards at 61st Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
A banner year for Chinese films and filmmakers at the 61st Taipei Golden Horse Awards has attracted much attention on Chinese social media, despite strict ongoing censorship of any topic connected to the awards. This year’s...
City in Xinjiang Deletes Video Boasting That WeChat Records User Activity For Law Enforcement
The Municipal Bureau of Justice in Karamay, Xinjiang posted—and later deleted—a skit to Douyin (Chinese TikTok) boasting that WeChat automatically records user activity and shares it with law enforcement. The short video skit...
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