In a letter dated May 31 and posted online on June 6, Jiang Mianheng—son of the late Chinese President, CCP General Secretary, and Central Military Commission Chairman Jiang Zemin—announced that at the age of 73, after “serving...
A recent WeChat post from oft-controversial entrepreneur, publicity hound, and philanthropist Chen Guangbiao urging the Chinese government to keep its hands off people’s pocketbooks has attracted many supportive comments from...
This week, China underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the U.N. This ritual is a...
A new draft patriotic education law submitted last week to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee is spurring spirited online debate. Broad in scope, the draft law includes provisions for the role of Chinese...
The following article addresses “central government policymakers” and poses ten direct questions about China’s long-running “zero-COVID” policy, which was in effect until a sudden policy shift on December 7, 2022. Its form and...
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) criticized China’s zero-COVID policy and called on the government to transition to another strategy for dealing with the pandemic. The move was poorly received by the Chinese...
To commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their annual World Press Freedom Index. It was no joyous occasion for China and Hong Kong, both of which registered among the lowest...
About 20 minutes of audio in which a retired Central Party School professor sternly criticizes the state of the Party under Xi Jinping, and declares the current system beyond repair, circulated widely online earlier this month....
Li Rui, a former personal secretary to Mao Zedong turned fierce critic of the authoritarian leader...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
After candid cellphone footage showed star CCTV anchor Bi Fujian mocking Chairman Mao in a comic...
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese director Ning Hao responded defensively to an...
Former president Hu Jintao’s public visit to Hunan earlier this week may have been intended...
Recent comments by incoming president Xi Jinping, in which he said the Party should tolerate “sharp criticism,” have drawn a lot of interest on Weibo and elsewhere. While the comments appear to show a kinder and...
Roland Soong of ESWN translates a blog post by Guangzhou-based blogger and online novelist Yang Hengjun on the importance of having a critical eye towards the media and China: With the Internet, the Chinese people have a...
In an Opinion piece in the International Herald Tribune, Hany Beseda reviews policy issues regarding China’s growing engagement in Africa and how China has been dealing with mounting criticism. […] [I]n recent...
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