This Week on CDT, July 18, 2014
Former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong may be under investigation for...
Jia Qinglin
Minitrue: Jia Qinglin Visits Longevity Mountain
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
Sensitive: Master of the Starry Skies and More
As of July 16, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Sensitive: Rumors on PLA Singer Song Zuying, More
As of July 15, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Minitrue: Delete Jia Qinglin and Guo Boxiong Rumors
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
Photo Series: Scenes from the Two Sessions
China’s once-in-a-decade leadership transition is underway at the “Two Sessions,” the annual convening of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). CDT has collected...
Sensitive Words: Warm, Sly, Fake
As of January 29, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Censorship Vault: Consequences Will Be Grave
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
Sensitive Words: Leaders New and Old
As of November 16, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
China Urges Bosses to Help with Labor Stability (Updated)
The annual session of the National People’s Congress opened today in Beijing with unemployment and rising unrest at the top of the government’s agenda. From Reuters: “We encourage people from the non-public...
“Erroneous” Western Democracy Not For China, Says Official (Updated with Bloggers’ Reactions)
From Reuters: China must build defences against “erroneous” ideas involving Western-style democracy, a top government official said in comments published on Sunday, shooting down recent calls by dissidents for...
China Says Will Aid Taiwan In Economic Slump
Andrew Torchia reports in the Reuters: China, expanding its pledges to help neighbouring economies ride out the global financial crisis, said on Saturday it was willing to meet requests for assistance from political rival...
Chinese Official Says Taiwan Strait Situation Entering ‘Period Of High Danger’ – AP
From AP, via International Herald Tribune: A top Chinese official warned Friday that moves by Taiwan to assert its independent identity have taken relations into a “period of high danger.” Speaking at a reception for Oct. 1 national day, Jia Qinglin said China remained committed to using peaceful means to unify with the self-ruled island […]
China to build harmonious society with wisdom of Taoism – Xinhua
CCP’s latest “constructing socialist harmonious society” campaign has been trying to utilize traditional cultural resources. The following Xinhua article provides another example: China’s high-ranking officials have called for adopting the wisdom of ancient Taoism to build a harmonious society. Tao Te Ching, or the Classic of the Way and Virtue, was written by Lao Zi […]
Chinese fugitive breaks silence on politburo member – Richard McGregor
From Financial Times: China’s most famous fugitive has spoken publicly for the first time about his relationship with a senior member of the Chinese politburo, Jia Qinglin, a controversial figure whose family has long fended off corruption allegations. The fugitive, Lai Changxing, is fighting extradition from exile in Canada where he fled in 1999 after […]
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