BTS, Bieber, and Gaga Censored From Friends Reunion; Cena Apologizes to Avoid Similar Fate
Portions of a reunion episode of the American sitcom Friends were censored for Chinese audiences this past week. Friends was once wildly popular: grassroots subtitling groups translated episodes into Chinese and many fans...
Read MoreAfter Ultramarathon Deaths, Insiders Suggest Tragedy Was Inevitable
Last weekend, tragedy struck China’s sports community after 21 runners were killed following a freak change of weather during an ultra-marathon event in Gansu. Among the dead was Liang Jing, 31, a champion athlete who had...
Read MoreDiplomats Barred From Trial of Australian Writer Yang Hengjun
After being held without trial for over two years, Australian writer Yang Hengjun was tried on murky espionage charges in Beijing on Thursday, March 27. If convicted (fewer than .1% of trials end in acquittal), Yang faces at...
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Translation: “Spring Blossoms, Autumn Winds”—Analysis of Weibo Replies to Li Wenliang
Dr. Li Wenliang’s death on February 7, 2020 resulted in an unprecedented spontaneous outpouring of grief on China’s social media. The young ophthalmologist was widely identified as one of eight whistleblowers punished for...
Read MoreTranslation: “Spring Blossoms, Autumn Winds”—Analysis of Weibo Replies to Li Wenliang
Dr. Li Wenliang’s death on February 7, 2020 resulted in an unprecedented spontaneous outpouring of grief on China’s social media. The young ophthalmologist was widely identified as one of eight whistleblowers punished for...
Read MoreHong Kong Lays Groundwork for “Fake News” Law
Fears of a looming media crackdown are growing in Hong Kong amid escalating efforts by authorities and pro-Beijing media to magnify the issue of “fake news” in the city. In February, Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed...
Read MoreTranslation: “I Hope That This Cry is Loud Enough,” by Xianzi
On May 21, authorities abruptly postponed the second hearing of Zhou Xiaoxuan’s landmark #MeToo case. “We were so shocked. We were already near the courthouse when we received the notice,” Zhou told the South China Morning Post....
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Beijing Mourns “Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping as it Censors Critical Remarks
This weekend, the Chinese public mourned the passing of Yuan Longping, the Chinese agronomist whose scientific breakthroughs in rice development helped to usher in the Green Revolution that ended famine in large parts of the...
Read MoreE.U. Puts Investment Deal with China On Hold as Beijing Refuses to Back Down on Sanctions
Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of suspending talks on a landmark investment agreement with China, effectively putting ratification of the agreement on indefinite hold. The Comprehensive...
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