Person of the Week: Xiao Shu
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Xiao Shu
Behind the Fall of China’s Greatest Newspaper
Guangzhou-based Southern Weekly was once considered one of the most influential media outlets in...
Guo Feixiong, a Civil Rights Hero
Human rights lawyer and activist Guo Feixiong (the pen name of Yang Maodong) was arrested in late...
Chinese Activist’s Attorneys Plan No Show in Court
With the trial of human rights activist Yang Maodong, better known by the pen name Guo Feixiong,...
Journalist Fired Over Work for Hong Kong Website
The New York Times’ Kiki Zhao reports the sudden firing of journalist Song Zhibiao over...
Detentions Broaden as Tiananmen Anniversary Nears
Following the detention of prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on Tuesday after a seminar last...
New Citizen Activists Defiant as Crackdown Culminates
A week of legal proceedings against the New Citizens’ Movement rights and anti-corruption...
Activists Test Xi Jinping, and Are Crushed
Following reports that civil society activist and New Citizens’ Movement founder Xu Zhiyong...
Activist Charged Over Southern Weekly Protests
South China Morning Post’s Patrick Boehler reports that Guangzhou activist Liu Yuandong has...
Supporters Demand Wang Gongquan’s Release
South China Morning Post’s Amy Li reports online protest against the detention of...
Billionaire Detained in Civil Society Crackdown
Police detained billionaire venture capitalist and outspoken civil society advocate Wang Gongquan...
Journalists, Lawyers Targeted as Xi Tightens Control
The tightening grip of China’s new leadership was further put on display by the recent...
Journalist Xiao Shu Free Again
Veteran journalist Chen Min, better known by his pen name Xiao Shu, has posted a six point personal statement following his release from detention for vocal support of activist Xu Zhiyong. David Bandurski translated the...
Veteran Journalist Xiao Shu Detained in Beijing
The South China Morning Post reports that writer and veteran journalist Chen Min (pen name Xiao Shu) was detained on Friday amid a campaign for the release of detained lawyer and fellow New Citizens’ Movement activist Xu...
Southern Weekly Censorship Faceoff Continues (Updated)
The heavy-handed rewriting of the Southern Weekly newspaper’s traditional New Year greeting has triggered a staff strike, a barrage of letters and petitions, and an upwelling of popular support both on- and offline. In the...
Attempted Visits to Chen Guangcheng Surge
The New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs reports on the gathering momentum of efforts to visit civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng and his family, who have been held under house arrest since Chen’s release from prison in...
Xiao Shu: The 200 Million Chinese Netizens As Locomotive In Pursuit Of Modern Civilization
Xiao Shu (笑蜀) is a commentator in Southern Weekend. From Asia Sentinel, translated by Alice Poon: “As Chinese netizens celebrate their tenth anniversary, my personal political commentary career is also in its tenth year. I come...
The Guardian on Chen Min’s arrest and crackdown on intellectuals
The Guardian reports on the recent arrest of Chen Min, aka Xiao Shu, editor of China Reform magazine, who arrested this week. He has been released, according to Boxun news and AFP: “‘I am back in the office,’...
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