Fake Official Account of the Week: @ComYouthLeague
On September 12, 2017, shortly after registering an account on Twitter, @ComYouthLeague tweeted:...
political satire
Translation: Searching for a Spokesperson
A video clip that recently circulated the Chinese internet satirized the rhetorical style of...
Translation: Online Group Rules No Joking Matter
CDT has long celebrated irreverent online humor in China, commissioning and publishing cartoons,...
Cartoon: Marital Separation and Real Estate Speculation
Authorities in Shanghai have recently cracked down on rumors of tightening real estate...
Minitrue: Filter Keywords on “Xi Jinping Beetle”
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Drawing the News: Hong Kong Referendum
A roundup of online political cartoons from June 2 to July 2. Click any image to launch the...
Drawing the News: Lanzhou Water, Maoming PX, More
A roundup of online political cartoons from the past two weeks. Click any image to launch the...
Hu Ping: Subversion By Way of Laughter
Dissident writer Hu Ping comments on the importance and power of humor in today’s political...
Why China Loves ‘The Daily Show’
After another escalation of provocative rhetoric from North Korea, Jon Stewart mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the country’s clear use of photoshop in propaganda on the April 2 episode of The Daily Show. The...
Cartoons: Article 73 in an Iron House
As the National People’s Congress prepares to vote on revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law, cartoonists in China are airing their feelings on the proposals. Most criticisms focus on Article 73, which enshrines the right...
Two Jokes About Current Events
Two jokes are currently circulating in Chinese cyberspace which take on current events: The first one refers to recent tensions over the East China Sea. [Diaoyu Islands belong to which country?] Answer: Bring a laptop computer...
Chinese Faked Photograph Leaves Officials on Street of Shame
Local officials in Huili, Sichuan have been the target of mockery and satire after a clearly-doctored photo of their inspection of a highway was posted on the government website. From the Guardian: The saga began on Monday when...
Banned Video: Dragon’s Take on the Two Sessions (Translated)
Dragon’s Laugh (龙颜大悦) is an online volunteer production group that puts together weekly mash-up videos to distribute online. In operation since June 2010, the group of over 300 volunteers has put together 39 videos. These videos...
Chinese Use Internet to Show their Political Dissent
USA Today reports on online political humor in China as an outlet for dissatisfaction with the status quo: Coded language is common in Chinese cyberspace, not just to reduce the risk of official retribution, but also to show off...
Internet Joke: “You’re Asking Me?”
During a recent police crackdown on prostitution, several nightclubs were closed in Beijing. The following joke, which is circulating online and by text message, imagines the interrogation session between an escort working at...
Yakexi: The New Year’s Hottest Internet Slang?
From the ChinaGeeks blog: Recently, the Chinese internet has been abuzz with the term yakexi [亚克西]. According to a post on Baidu’s Baike, yakexi is the Uyghur word for good. The word has been in general use as a brand name for...
Computer Technology Float for National Day Parade
Participants in the October 1st National Day celebrations, mostly students and soldiers, have been working hard to prepare for the big show. But Chinese netizens are creating their own parallel celebration as well. Here is an...
Yang Guobin: “Green Dam” as a Case of Online Activism in China (With Videos)
Yang Guobin, associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures of Barnard College writes on the Columbia University blog: The Green Dam policy indicates that there is still a surprising degree of bluntness in the exercise...
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