Word of the Week: Dama Era
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Peng Liyuan
Word of the Week: Dama Era
Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese...
“Positive Energy” in Musical Homage to First Couple
Xi Jinping is so far enjoying much popularity among the public, thanks at least in part to a...
Minitrue: Harmonious Horoscopes for First Couple
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Sensitive: We Are Willing to Endure Injustice
As of September 23, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Minitrue: Young Xi’s Resemblance to Korean Star
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
Minitrue: Peng Liyuan’s Power
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
State Media Unveils Premier Li’s Wife For First Time
Reuters reports that Chinese state media has for the first time published the photograph...
Michelle Obama In China: Business or Pleasure?
At ChinaFile, Orville Schell, Vincent Ni, Elizabeth Economy, and Leta Hong Fincher discuss the...
Sensitive Words: Steamed Buns, Rumor, Dictatorship
As of January 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Ministry of Truth: Peng Liyuan, Xiamen Bus Fire
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. State Council Information Office: All websites are asked to immediately find and remove images of...
Sensitive Words: Peng Liyuan’s iPhone and More
As of June 9, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). First Lady’s iPhone: Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, was spotted in Mexico last week taking...
Michelle Obama to Sit Out California Summit
With President Xi Jinping’s first bilateral U.S.-China summit set for this weekend, opinions are divided over First Lady Michelle Obama’s decision to stay home for her daughters’ final week of school. The...
China’s First Lady Serenaded Tiananmen Troops
AP has confirmed the authenticity of a photo distributed online showing First Lady Peng Liyuan serenading People’s Liberation Army troops in Tiananmen Square after the crackdown on protesters in June 1989. CDT posted the...
Empire Illustrated: Peng Liyuan at Tiananmen, 1989
Peng Liyuan, wife of the new Chinese president Xi Jinping, has lit up Weibo with her glamour. The censors have balked at discussions of her outfits, though their work has not done much to dampen “first lady fever.”...
Xi’s Trip Stirs Up First Lady Fever
The Telegraph’s Malcolm Moore reports that Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan has “triggered first lady fever” while accompanying husband Xi Jinping on his first trip abroad as president: “Now is the end of...
Sensitive Words: First Lady Fashion and More
As of March 24, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Kunming PX Plant: A p-Xylene (PX) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) processing plant is planned for the...
First Lady Sings Her Way to Center Stage
China’s new first lady, singer Peng Liyuan, is expected to help the Chinese Communist Party polish its image. From Eveline Gao at the Daily Beast: Peng, 50, is known for singing soaring patriotic songs in praise of the...
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