Investigation of Former Security Chief Zhou Yongkang Announced [Updated]
Xinhua announces the long-anticipated investigation of China’s former domestic security chief Zhou...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Wade | Jul 29, 2014
Xinhua announces the long-anticipated investigation of China’s former domestic security chief Zhou...
Read MorePosted by Josh Rudolph | May 6, 2014
Six were injured in a knife attack late Tuesday morning outside a railway station in the southern...
Read MorePosted by Natalie Ornell | Jan 26, 2014
William Wan at The Washington Post outlines inventions for combatting China’s air...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Dec 18, 2013
As of December 17, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 12, 2013
Through FreeWeibo, CDT editors found a censored Weibo thread about Sunday’s “Collective Red...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 7, 2013
Several Weibo celebrities were chastised in August and September. First, “Big V” Charles Xue, an...
Read MorePosted by Josh Rudolph | Aug 29, 2013
Since Xi Jinping came to power just less than a year ago, hopes that his administration would...
Read MorePosted by Samuel Wade | Mar 29, 2013
The Associated Press’ Isolda Morillo reports that the brother of Liu Xiaobo’s wife, Liu Xia, was arrested earlier this year. Liu Hui has been charged with fraud, but supporters claim that his prosecution is the...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Feb 8, 2013
Xi Jinping’s statement that the Chinese Communist Party “should be able to put up with sharp criticism” has met with serious doubt. A February 7 Weibo post from Xinhua Viewpoint quoting Xi became the target of criticism:...
Read MorePosted by 不忘初心 | Jan 29, 2013
Since Xi Jinping took office as the General Secretary of the Communist Party, he has preserved his image as an anti-corruption iron fist. On Monday, Xi chaired a Politburo meeting to reiterate his resolution to clear out...
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