As China continues to tighten information flows in and out of the country, how reliable are statistics from official Chinese sources? Recent media pieces have highlighted the deepening lack of government transparency and...
The collapse of Serbia’s Novi Sad train station roof last month killed 15 people and severely injured two others, igniting weeks-long, nationwide protests against government corruption that is widely perceived to be at the root...
This year’s Two Sessions—the annual meetings of the legislative National People’s Congress (NPC) and the advisory Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—are taking place amid grim economic conditions. The...
Information control and national security have long gone hand in hand for the Chinese government, especially under Xi Jinping. Last year was marked by a notable increase in government attempts to restrict information flows in...
This week in Dubai, after two weeks of negotiations among representatives from almost 200 countries, the COP28 climate summit closed on a “historic” note: an agreement that calls for “transitioning away” from fossil fuels in...
The Chinese government has suspended the publication of youth unemployment data, an indication of just how dire the labor market is for 16- to 24-year-olds in urban areas. Youth unemployment hit a record 21.3% in June. Censors...
A vast online database of Chinese court rulings has just shrunk by over 9%. Though China Judgments Online (中国裁判文书网), launched in 2014 by the Supreme People’s Court, has always been translucent at best—it is supposed to exclude...
At the height of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, Zhao Shilin, a retired Minzu University professor and former member of the Central Committee and Deputy Director of the Culture and Arts Commission, issued two public...
With the 30th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on protesters approaching, many...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
The 1998 suicide of Peking University student Gao Yan after her alleged rape by a professor has...
In the wake of revelations of alleged child abuse at the RYB kindergarten in Beijing, netizens...
When rights activist and former lawyer Jiang Tianyong stood trial for inciting subversion last...
Amnesty International today released its global report “Death Sentences and Executions:...
At Bloomberg Businessweek, Dexter Roberts reports on economist Gan Li, his study of and concerns...
On Monday, China Law Translate highlighted a public notice from county-level public security...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
A Tianjin court sentenced former security chief Zhou Yongkang to life in prison and confiscation...
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