Having “ulterior motives” (别有用心, bié yǒu yòng xīn), an accusation often lobbed at critics of the Party-state, is sometimes deployed in tandem with the term “foreign hostile forces” (境外势力, jìngwài shìli). Such...
Read MoreTen young volleyball players and their coach were killed and four others injured when the roof of their middle-school gymnasium in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, collapsed during a practice on Sunday. The tragedy has touched...
Read MoreChinese internet users have just scored a rare win against censorship. On September 3, the swear word shǎbī 傻逼, politely translated as “dumbass,” was banned from Baidu’s messaging forum Tieba. In the aughts, a mythical creature...
Read MoreAt least 63 are dead after intense flooding in Henan. Over 160,000 first responders have been sent to Henan to aid rescue and recovery efforts. Although the crisis is not yet over, the machinery of the state is already...
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Just following news that a film by Zhang Yimou about the Cultural Revolution was excluded from the...
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Veteran online activist and citizen journalist Huang Qi went on trial in Mianyang, Sichuan, on...
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The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
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Late on Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou County, killing at...
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The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
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The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
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