In China Voters Pick ‘Clinton,’ ‘Trump’ ‘Braised Chicken’
Voters in several cities across China are heading to the polls this month to elect deputies for...
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LatestChina Is Also Going to the Polls
As people around the world react to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential...
Why “Taiwan’s Mid-terms” are Worth Watching
At the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute Blog, Michael Thim offers three...
Second Wukan Deputy Chief Detained for Bribery
The second of two Wukan village leaders who warned this month of a resurgence by the...
Wukan Protest Leader Accused of Bribery
Yang Semao, a protest leader turned deputy village chief in the democratic Petri dish of Wukan,...
Wukan Loses Faith in Democracy Experiment
South China Morning Post’s Echo Hui reports that the limited democracy in the Guangdong...
Forced Silence Amplifies Li Chengpeng’s Voice
At The Economist’s Analects blog, Sascha Matuszak profiles liberal writer and microblogger Li Chengpeng, from his exposure of corruption in Chinese soccer to his recent book tour dogged by enforced silence and political...
Censorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (24)
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
Cross-Talk Comics: Killing the Messenger
Cross-Talk Comics looks at the last nine months in news and the government response to many...
Money in Politics, at Top and Bottom
Evan Osnos examines the role of bribery in elections for some of China’s more potentially lucrative local positions, and its implications for the health of these democratic experiments. From The New Yorker: For Yang...
Chinese Election Day: The Polling Station
The Diplomat’s Mu Chunshan paid a visit to a Beijing polling station this week for a Municipal People’s Congress election and, as a registered voter, witnessed China’s democratic process first-hand: An elderly...
Shanghai Man Killed by Voter Intimidation Gang
Shanghaiist reports a clash between police and mourners at the funeral of a man killed while defending his sister—or who, according to a police account, “died suddenly when arguing with others.” Hang...
Independent Candidate Yu Nan: "China Is Most in Need of Transparency Now" (Updated)
In recent months, citizens have taken to social media to declare their independent candidacies for local election. As a result of the recent government clampdown on these candidates, none were elected as a district level...
China Moves to Stop Grass-Roots Candidacies (Updated)
The Chinese government, through its official media, has put limits on moves by activists and others who have declared their independent candidacies for local elections, though it may not yet signal an end to the movement. From...
RFA: (Some) Chinese get to vote
From Radio Free Asia, via Asia Times:
In a grass-roots exercise in democracy, about 18 cities, provinces and districts throughout China are gearing up for elections to change their
