Tibet Propaganda Boss Vows to ‘Seal and Stifle’ Internet
As security is tightening throughout China following a series of violent attacks—many of which...
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China’s Press Corps Ordered to Study Marxism
The South China Morning Post reports that all members of China’s press corps will soon be...
Ministry of Truth: Vandalism and Water Pollution
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Beijing Municipal Propaganda Department: Do not report on the glass that was broken at the...
Striving for Freedom in the Chinese New Year
At The Washington Post, Perry Link and CDT founder Xiao Qiang point out a hollow in Xi Jinping’s “China dream”, between individuals’ material wishes and the “spiritual” goals of the state....
Southern Weekly Censorship Faceoff Continues (Updated)
The heavy-handed rewriting of the Southern Weekly newspaper’s traditional New Year greeting has triggered a staff strike, a barrage of letters and petitions, and an upwelling of popular support both on- and offline. In the...
Netizen Voices: No Place Is Outside the Law
When CCTV aired V for Vendetta, uncut, last Friday, netizens thought it was a sign that reform is truly on its way. They were a bit crushed, then, to read a signed article in Tuesday’s People’s Daily entitled “The Internet...
Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, August 26-August 30, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth, August 14-August 24, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: July 22-July 28, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: July 8-July 17
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: June 18-July 6, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: June 2-June 18, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: May 27 – May 30, 2010
The Chinese blog Ministry of Truth has compiled a number of recent orders issued by various propaganda departments and other government agencies over news reporting of recent events. Translated by CDT: More about China’s...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: May 17 – May 24, 2010
The Chinese blog Ministry of Truth has compiled a number of recent orders issued by various propaganda departments and other government agencies over news reporting of recent events. Translated by CDT: May 24, 2010 Regarding the...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: May 11 – May 12, 2010
The Chinese blog Ministry of Truth has compiled a number of recent orders issued by various propaganda departments over news reporting of recent events. Translated by CDT: May 12, 2010 Regarding the incident of the stabbing in a...
The Knife that Killed the Children and the Wheel of Tragedy
The following essay was written by a Beijing journalist and has been making the rounds under the radar of Internet censors. While only very few copies of this essay can be found through Chinese search engines, copies can be...
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: April 22 – April 30, 2010
The Chinese blog Ministry of Truth has compiled a number of recent orders issued by various propaganda departments over news reporting of recent events. Translated by CDT: April 30th, 2010 All websites: News regarding killings...
Publicity Department Official Showered With Fifty Cent Bills
ESWN translates a report about a propaganda official from Yunnan who was welcomed to a talk at a university with a shower of fifty-cent notes: This afternoon, Yunnan Province Party Committee Publicity Department deputy director...
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