Fiction as Detective Work: Interview with Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li came to the US from Beijing in 1996 to do a PhD in immunology at the University of Iowa,...
Zhu Ling
Mo Yan and the Gray Areas of Self-Expression
In a new special issue, Guernica Magazine focuses on gray areas of freedom of expression. For...
The Heartbreaking Saga of Zhu Ling
The recent death of a graduate student at China’s prestigious Fudan University, allegedly poisoned by a jealous roommate, evoked memories of the 1995 Zhu Ling case, reignited online fury that the case remains unsolved, and...
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...
Sensitive Words: Black Jails, Red Bandits
As of May 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Lawyers “Surround and Watch” Black Jails: On May 13, 11 rights defense lawyers were detained and...
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...
Obama, Minister of China Petitions?
The recent poisoning death of Huang Yang, a graduate student at Fudan University in Shanghai, has triggered inquiries among netizens over the unsolved 1994 poisoning of Zhu Ling, then an undergraduate at Tsinghua University....
Ministry of Truth: White House Petition Goes Viral
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: If producing reports concerning the thallium poisoning of Tsinghua...
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