Translations: Train Incident Becomes Metaphor for Principled Disobedience – “Smash That Window, and Take a Breath of Freedom!”
A man who used an onboard emergency hammer to smash a hole in the window of a stalled train to...
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Translations: Shanxi Woman’s 13-Year Ordeal Evokes Disturbing Parallels With Xiaohuamei Trafficking Case
Chinese social media has been filled with discussion of Bu Xiaohua, a woman in Shanxi province who was recently reunited with her father and other relatives 13 years after she went missing. Ms. Bu, who earned a Master’s degree...
Critics of China’s Proposed National Internet ID System Hit With Online Bans, Censorship, Harassment
In the two weeks since the Ministry of Public Security and the Cyberspace Administration of China published a draft law proposing an ostensibly voluntary national Internet ID program and opened it up for public comment, there...
China Dismisses Western Wishes That It Can Resolve Tensions Between Iran, Israel
Throughout Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, China has sidestepped the conflict, criticized it from the sidelines, accused Western countries of hypocrisy on Gaza and Xinjiang, and benefited from increasingly sympathetic attitudes in...
Chinese Social Media Ablaze With Discussion of Germany Legalizing Weed
A German “pro-China” influencer became the latest target of nationalist ire after her writing on Germany’s legalization of recreational cannabis use was interpreted as a call for China to “live with drugs.” Navina Heyden, a...
Hemophilia Charity’s Generous Donation to Chinese Government Raises Eyebrows
A recent donation from a medical non-governmental organization (NGO) to the Beijing municipal and Chinese central governments has raised eyebrows and prompted online discussion about the legality of a medical charity...
Words of the Week: “Criminalizing Creditors” by Accusing Them of “Picking Quarrels”
Many entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens welcomed the news that provincial prosecutors in Guizhou are investigating a local government for arresting businesswoman Ma Yijiayi and her lawyers and accusing them of “picking...
Weibo User Banned After Reporting Nationalist Pundit Hu Xijin for Illegal VPN Use
Current affairs blogger Xiang Dongliang has had his Weibo account banned for reporting Hu Xijin, a nationalist blogger and retired editor-in-chief of the Global Times, for using a VPN to circumvent the Great Firewall of China...
Bridge Builders Convicted of “Picking Quarrels” In Head-Scratching Case
“Bridge builder” is normally a high compliment. For one family in Jilin province, however, bridge-building earned them charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” setting off another national debate about the...
Four Conflicting Statements on Xuzhou’s “Shackled Mother of Eight” Fail to Quell Public Outrage
The Xuzhou mother-of-eight who appeared in a viral video shackled and chained in a freezing shed now has a name and a hometown … or does she? On Thursday, the authorities in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, reported that the woman...
China Opens Great Firewall for Olympians, But Governments Recommend Leaving Phones At Home
Several national Olympic committees have warned their athletes about bringing personal phones and other electronic devices to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, citing fears of digital surveillance in China. Meanwhile, the...
Draft Disciplinary Law Issued; Abuse Fears Raised
This week, Chinese authorities released for public consultation a draft of the new Supervision...
Doubts Surround End of Abusive Shuanggui Detention
Shuanggui, or “dual designation,” is an opaque and reportedly brutal system of secret...
Registration of Foreign NGOs Crawls Past 1%
China’s new foreign NGO management law came into effect on January 1, bringing strict...
Mixed Fears for Rights Protection in New Civil Code
On Wednesday, the National People’s Congress took a step towards the creation of China’s first...
The Long View on China’s Foreign NGO Law
More than two months after China’s new Foreign NGO Management Law took effect, Chinese civil...
The Origins and Intentions of China’s Foreign NGO Law
China’s long-awaited Foreign NGO Management Law took effect on January 1st, after an...
Peter Dahlin’s Detention and the Future of NGOs in China
On Sunday, The New York Times published an interview with Peter Dahlin, the Swedish legal NGO head...
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