Ministry of Truth: House Sisters and More
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 29, 2013
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have...
by Samuel Wade | Oct 5, 2012
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...
by Samuel Wade | Aug 21, 2012
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...
by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 3, 2012
A July 31 People’s Daily overseas edition editorial simultaneously called for internal reform and...
by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 1, 2012
As of July 31, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 31, 2012
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...
by Sophie Beach | Jul 31, 2012
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...
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 30, 2012
As of July 29, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 29, 2012
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...
by Sophie Beach | Jul 29, 2012
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...
by Samuel Wade | Jul 28, 2012
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...