Yuan Liya

Drawing the News: Petitions, Secrets, and Vows

A roundup of online political cartoons from the past two weeks. Click any image to launch gallery view. The “new” Director of the State Bureau of Letters and Calls warmly welcomes petitioners to his office. In the...

Netizen Voices: Don’t “Suicide” Me! A Weibo Vow

The death of 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who fell from the Jingwen shopping center on May 3, has been deemed a suicide by the Beijing police. In disbelief, hundreds protested last week calling for the surveillance footage of Yuan’s...

Sensitive Words: Seven Don’t Mentions and More

As of May 10, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Migrant Worker’s Death: 22-year-old Yuan Liya, who came to Beijing from Anhui Province, fell to her death...

Ministry of Truth: Beijing Mall “Suicide” Jump

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Beijing Internet Supervision Office: Urgent Notice: Websites which have already posted news about the...

Sensitive: “Anhui Girl,” Deng Xiaoping’s Grandson

As of May 9, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). • Anhui girl (安徽女子): Yuan Liya, a poor young woman from central Anhui Province, died on May 3 after falling from...

Police Quell Beijing Protest after Woman’s Death

A large protest broke out near a shopping mall in southern Beijing on Wednesday following the death last week of a 22-year-old migrant worker, according to Edward Wong of The New York Times, who reported that hundreds of police...

Ministry of Truth: Beijing Protest, Thallium Case

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: With regards to the assembly of some non-residents in front of Jingwen...

Sensitive Words: Beijing Protest After “Suicide”

As of May 8, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Around 4 a.m. on May 3, young Anhui migrant Yuan Liya fell to her death from the fourth floor of the Jingwen...

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