More than three years after the military’s coup d’état, Myanmar remains engulfed in instability and civil war. China has more leverage in Myanmar than any other foreign power, and the ongoing crisis along the China-Myanmar...
A fawning Xinhua article on Xi Jinping’s concern for citizens affected by natural disasters has become the latest piece of “low-level red, high-level black” propaganda. Intended to tout Xi’s steadfast leadership, it...
An undergraduate’s video mimicking official “inspection” tours has become a flashpoint of discussion over cadres’ imperious attitudes and the reflexive deference shown to them in society. Shot on the campus of Yunnan State Land...
The partial demolition of a historic mosque in rural Yunnan this past weekend ignited conflict between local Hui Muslim residents and armed police. The clashes in Najiaying, a village in Yuxi, China, began when residents...
“Voices of Protest” is a special edition of CDT’s monthly “Voices of…” video series. This 15-minute video is a compilation of video footage, images, and audio from the large, spontaneous public protests that broke out in a...
As China doubles down on its zero-COVID policy, Shanghai struggles through a sixth week of lockdown, and Beijing expands mass testing and targeted closures, many smaller Chinese cities and towns have endured much longer periods...
China’s “zero-COVID” policy has saved untold lives, but the brunt of its costs have been borne by a small few: in particular, the residents of the border towns of Ruili and Yili. Located along Yunnan’s border with Myanmar and...
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Amid Xi Jinping’s ongoing crackdown on corruption in the CCP, Bai Enpei, a former top...
In the latest edition of the Hoover Institution’s China Leadership Monitor, Alice L. Miller...
Last week, The Economist reported on conflict between government troops and local rebels...
Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese...
After a deadly clash that arose out of a months running land dispute in Jinning, Yunnan Province...
The AP reports that an earthquake in Yunnan Province on Tuesday evening has killed at least one...
Heavy rains and inaccessibility have hampered rescue efforts following a 6.1 magnitude earthquake...
Over 100 people have signed a letter condemning the fatal shooting of a protester by a police SWAT...
As the Xi administration’s drive to root corruption out of the Communist Party continues,...
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