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Newsweek reports on Beijing’s new approach toward Tibet, almost two years after deadly riots engulfed Lhasa: “…Though local riots looked bad in the press, they never really threatened control of Tibet. And the...
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C.A. Yeung: Memorable Quotations from Qin Gang (秦刚)
From Under the Jacaranda Tree blog: Qin Gang is the public face of China. Everybody reckons he is a significant improvement from his predecessor Jiang Yu, whose looks and mannerism often call to mind the good old days when...
Read MoreJames Fallows: Today in Beijing and June 4 Report #1: Beijing
James Fallows at The Atlantic has written several posts about foreign media censorship and heavy police presence in Tiananmen Square on the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. June 4 news...
Read MoreChina Appears to Tighten Internet Access Around Tiananmen Anniversary
From the PBS Newshour: “The state’s online censorship and surveillance is as severe and powerful as it can be, probably more now than at any other time,” said Xiao Qiang, director of the China Internet Project...
Read MoreAnti-CCTV: Keeping an Eye on the State Broadcaster
China Central Television (CCTV), China’s most powerful state television station, has recently become a target of China’s many online communities. Amidst the fray, one site was brought to our attention: Anti-CCTV. Launched as...
Read MoreHaidian District’s ‘Ethnic Problem’
From a recent post on the A post-80 Uighur Refugee blog (translated by CDT): Translation of notice posted in Haidian District: Urgent Notice Hostels and bath houses in this district: In accordance with the sub-bureau’s...
Read More10 Foreign Protesters Detained in Beijing
Ten more foreign protesters have been arrested in Beijing, and this time they have been given a ten-day administrative detention order. From the New York Times: Reached by telephone, Public Security Bureau officials declined to...
Read MoreONI Analysis Of Internet Filtering During Beijing Olympic Games: Week 1
From ONI Blog: ONI compared data from the Olympics Main Press Center (MPC) to that from other locations in Beijing, compiling a snapshot of Internet filtering in China leading up to week 1 of the Olympics. Journalists’ access is...
Read MoreSpecial Coverage: 2008 Olympic Games
Over the past few years, CDT has been compiling news and updates about the elaborate preparations underway as Beijing gets ready to host the 2008 Olympic Games. These archives provide a useful resource for anyone watching the...
Read MoreBob Dietz: Covering the Beijing Games? Expect to be Censored
Bob Dietz of the Committee to Protect Journalists writes on the Huffington Post about the Chinese government’s failure to keep its promises of media access in the run-up to the Olympics: So what should foreign reporters...
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