At Slate, William J. Dobson profiles renowned rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, a veteran of June 4th, Charter 08 signatory and friend of Liu Xiaobo, and defender of figures such as Ai Weiwei and Tan Zuoren. The profile is taken from...
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Last week, Google released a new feature in mainland China that alerts users to search terms that...
Read MoreReuters reports that loans and other contributions to help Ai Weiwei pay a 15 million yuan (US$2.4 million) tax bill have created a pool of almost one million US dollars from over 20,000 donors so far. But having vowed to fight...
Read MoreChina Digital Times has added many new entries to the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon and updated a number of older entries. Take this quiz to see how well you understand the colorful and constantly evolving language of China’s...
Read MoreOn the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, the Southern Metropolis Daily wrote a powerful editorial, which also sends a message in support of imprisoned artist Ai Weiwei. The editorial has since been...
Read MoreA Chinese blog called Love Ai Weiwei has posted translations of a series of tweets posted by Ai Weiwei between June 2009 and July 2010: 艾未未微博选登（2009.6—2010.7）Ai Weiwei（ @aiww ） Tweet Quotes 1 （June 2009—July 2010）1....
Read MoreThe 1984 BBS is a private online forum that has over 7000 registered members in China. Ai Weiwei, who had just returned to his Beijing home from an international trip few days earlier, was a special guest for a one hour online...
Read MoreSoon after running into health and safety issues with his Sunflower Seeds exhibit at London’s Tate Modern, the artist faces a further setback: the demolition of his new studio in Shanghai, built at the invitation of the...
Read MoreThe following is a collection of jokes and humorous comments about Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize that have been collected online here. Translated by CDT: Hu Jintao: Has Liu Xiaobo confessed yet? Prosecutors: He’s...
Read MoreOn China Beat, Tim Hathaway interviews underground musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou about his recent collaboration with Canadian band The Cowboy Junkies: TH: Can you explain why you have such a distinct singing style? What reactions has...
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