Ministry of Truth: House Sisters and More
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have...
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People’s Daily Urges Nationalist’s Arrest
At Tea Leaf Nation, Tom Snyder covers the fallout from an incident during last month’s anti-Japanese protests: prominent nationalist Han Deqiang’s slapping of an elderly man for “disrespecting” Mao...
Concern at Abuse of Foreign Journalists in China
Three China-based Foreign Correspondents’ Clubs have issued a joint statement condemning “alarming” recent episodes of harassment against foreign reporters. From the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong...
Netizen Voices: Blasting the People’s Daily
A July 31 People’s Daily overseas edition editorial simultaneously called for internal reform and...
Sensitive Words: Qidong, Brainwashing and More
As of July 31, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Qidong Paper Plant Resumes Production
The paper factory at the centre of violent protests in Jiangsu at the weekend resumed production on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press: Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Qidong dropped plans for a waste water...
Hexie Farm (蟹农场): The Great Wave Off Zhongnanhai
For his latest contribution to his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm finds inspiration in the wood-block print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai. Responding both to the recent Beijing floods...
Sensitive Words: Qidong Protest, Beijing Flood
As of July 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Tenuous Calm After Pollution Protests (Updated)
AFP reports quiet in Qidong amid a heavy police presence following Saturday’s violent protests against a planned pipeline. “People don’t dare to go out in the streets today,” said a local resident, who...
Photos: Unrest in Qidong
Saturday’s protests in Qidong, Jiangsu, over a proposed pipeline, escalated into violence and riot police were called in. Numerous photographs of the scene have been distributed online by bystanders, which show an immense...
Pipeline Project Cancelled After Protests (Updated)
Riots broke out in the Jiangsu city of Qidong on Saturday during protests against a pipeline which locals feared would pollute the nearby coastline. From Peter Parks at AFP: Following the clashes, the local police said in their...
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