CDT Editor’s Note: As we enter 2022, CDT has compiled a special series of features for our readers, offering a look back at the people, events, controversies, memes and sensitive words that defined the past year. Some of this...
One animal more equal than others; Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall; June 4 and Hong Kong; sexual assault and power; nationalism and fake news Welcome back to CDT’s usually weekly updates, also available as an email newsletter via...
Nobody was surprised when Clubhouse, the viral app on which Chinese users shared their unfiltered views with global audiences, was blocked in China. Users had widely anticipated that Clubhouse would have to die. But the sudden...
Disinformation linking Myanmar’s recent coup d’état to Chinese influence has inspired anti-China protests in the capital, Yangon. Protesters’ suspicions were inflamed by a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and...
Following a week of bitter back-and-forth coronavirus blaming between Beijing and Washington that further strained highly tense Sino-U.S. relations, Trump tweeted on Thursday night: Just finished a very good conversation with...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT independently tests the keywords before posting them, but some searches later become accessible again. We welcome readers to contribute to...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Regarding the death of Doctor Li...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
The inclusion of “easter eggs” referencing pejorative nicknames of Chinese president...
U.S.-based British comedian John Oliver’s name has become a sensitive word on Weibo following a...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results or are...
A new report from PEN America, "Forbidden Feeds," examines the steady tightening of...
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT...
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