Minireview: 2018 in Censorship (Oct-Dec)
This series is a recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in...
Feb 5, 2019
This series is a recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in...
Dec 26, 2013
December 26th marked the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, and celebratory...
Nov 12, 2013
Through FreeWeibo, CDT editors found a censored Weibo thread about Sunday’s “Collective Red...
Oct 21, 2013
While tightening regulations on cartoons like Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf that may set a bad...
Jun 9, 2013
In Hunan, the birthplace of Mao Zedong, preparations for the celebration of Mao’s 120th birthday are in full swing. From Choi Chi-yuk at South China Morning Post: Mainland reports suggested that Xiangtan , the city...
Oct 17, 2009
From Los Angeles Times: You can’t help but wonder whether Mao Tse-tung would be rolling over in his mausoleum if he could hear the ka-ching! of cash registers ringing up the amazing array of tchotchkes, from snow globes to...
Apr 13, 2008
The Los Angeles Times’ Susan Spano travels to Mao Zedong’s hometown of Shaoshan and looks at the lingering impact of his policies on China today: In the West, however, he is remembered as the instigator of bloody...