Tianjin Party Chief Under Investigation
On Monday, state media announced the investigation of Huang Xingguo, the mayor and acting Party...
Xu Caihou
Calls for Party Unity, and Rumors of Plots
At South China Morning Post, Jun Mai reports that the director of the General Office of the...
Retired Military Leader Subject of Graft Inquiry
The Chinese government has expelled Guo Boxiong, the former vice-chairman of the Central Military...
Badiucao (巴丢草): Problem Solved
For his latest cartoon for CDT, Badiucao comments on the recent death of former Central Military...
Minitrue: Downplay Death of Xu Caihou
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Hu Jintao Approved Probe Into Former Aide Ling Jihua
Following the official announcement of a disciplinary investigation into onetime top Hu Jintao...
Minitrue: Reporting on the Xu Caihou Case
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Xi Emphasizes Party’s Command of Army
Last week, the Chinese Communist Party underscored its view that “rule of law” is a...
Sensitive Words: Sending Away the Plague God (Updated)
Update: The play on words in the blocked keyword “Liu Yunshan” is now explained. As of...
Sensitive Words: Lasers on Li, Anti-Corruption, More
As of August 29, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Oh No Xi Didn’t: Conflicting Views of China’s Leader
In an extract from his book The New Emperors: Power and the Princelings in China at Inside Story,...
Sensitive Words: New Gang of Four and More
As of July 18, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for...
Sensitive: Master of the Starry Skies and More
As of July 16, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Minitrue: “Military First Beauty” Zhang Lanlan
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
Minitrue: Xu Caihou and Other “Tigers”
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
More “Tigers” Fall to Anti-Corruption Drive
Following the recent announcement of graft probes into high-ranking Party officials Wan Qingliang...
River Crab Archive: Peas in a Pod?
When something disappears from the Internet in China, netizens joke that it has been “river-crabbed,” a play on “harmonized.” The River Crab Archive is a collection of blog post titles, weibo, and other materials deleted from...
Top Chinese General To Visit US: Pentagon
From AFP: China’s second-ranking military officer will travel to Washington later this month on a week-long visit designed to promote trust and avoid “misunderstandings,” the Pentagon said Wednesday. General Xu...
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