This Week on CDT, August 8, 2014
News that maligned socialite Guo Meimei admitted involvement in World Cup gambling and working as...
by Meredith Godwin | Aug 8, 2014
News that maligned socialite Guo Meimei admitted involvement in World Cup gambling and working as...
by Josh Rudolph | Aug 8, 2014
A roundup of online political cartoons reflecting headlines from the week of August 3. Click any...
by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 8, 2014
As of August 8, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 6, 2014
反腐女战士 (fǎn-fǔ nǚ zhànshì): anti-corruption warrior princess Sarcastic title given to Guo...
by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 5, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Josh Rudolph | Aug 4, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
by Anne Henochowicz | Dec 27, 2013
Karla Simon is one of the first scholars who broke ground in the field of civil society law. She...
by Josh Rudolph | Aug 22, 2013
Yesterday, news surfaced on the arrest of two men for “deliberately fabricating...
by Cindy | Jul 15, 2013
In response to widespread public distrust in the Red Cross Society of China after the 2011 Guo Meimei scandal and accusations of disaster relief fund mismanagement during the 6.6Mw Sichuan earthquake in April, a special...
by Josh Rudolph | May 21, 2013
In 2011, Guo Meimei scandalized the name of the Red Cross Society of China at a time when many were already suspicious about the humanitarian NGO’s management of funds. After the devastating 6.6Mw earthquake hit Sichuan...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 1, 2013
The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online...
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 30, 2013
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Sichuan Propaganda Department: The media are not to independently report that the provincial Party...
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 24, 2013
Chinese netizens have not forgotten Guo Meimei, the young woman who showed off designer handbags and flashy cars on Weibo in 2011, then claimed she was the “general manager of Red Cross commerce.” Though plagued by previous...
by Samuel Wade | Apr 22, 2013
Saturday’s 6.6Mw earthquake in Sichuan has killed 193 and injured over 12,000, but has also laid bare the extent of damage to the reputation of the Red Cross Society of China. At The New York Times, Edward Wong examined...
by Anne Henochowicz | Feb 1, 2012
“Oh, China! Slow down!” (祖国啊你慢些走) appeared on the overseas Chinese portal 6Park in August 2011, and has spread all over Chinese Internet. Minus the tragedies of Xiao Yueyue and the school bus crash, it packs in all...
by Samuel Wade | Aug 22, 2011
China Media Project translates a Southern Metropolis Daily article [zh] on controversy surrounding the China-Africa Project Hope organisation. The body is accused of falsely claiming affiliation with the UN and a number of...
by zhou shuren | Aug 10, 2011
China’s economic growth has fueled an appetite for luxury and lust. Incessant tales of corruption, mismanagement and extra-marital affairs have regularly been reported by newspapers and internet blogs. From the New York...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 22, 2011
History professor Liu Qing suggests that netizens’ scrutiny will force the opening of China’s secretive “black box” society. From Caixin Online: The Chinese people are now blessed with the ability to...