Minitrue Diary, January 19, 2020: Unsavory Actors, Abe Congratulates Tsai, Coronavirus
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 30, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreXi Defends Xinjiang Policy as “Entirely Correct”
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 30, 2020
During a party conference on Xinjiang policy, Chinese president Xi Jinping called the CCP’s policy in the region “entirely correct” and vowed to continue its implementation for the long-term. This work conference comes six years...
Read MoreGoogle May Soon Face Antitrust Probe in China
by John Chan | Sep 30, 2020
Google may soon be facing an antitrust investigation in China, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, suggesting that financial damage to Chinese firms from recent U.S. trade policies could be the cause. The internet giant, which...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 18, 2020: Naming Rights & Subjects’ Complaints Over Women’s Volleyball Biopic
by SW | Sep 29, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreXi’s Climate Pledge Stuns World But Barriers Remain
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 29, 2020
Chinese leader Xi Jinping unexpectedly announced sweeping and potentially transformative, albeit vague, commitments to cut China’s carbon footprint last week. In an address before the United Nation’s General Assembly, Xi said,...
Read MoreChina’s Biggest Chip Maker Hit With U.S. Sanctions
by John Chan | Sep 29, 2020
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Read MoreTranslation: @Xi’anMetro’s “Positive Energy” Post Backfires
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 29, 2020
On WeChat earlier this month, user @FeichaiQingnian (“Feichai Youth”) posted an essay on their initial reaction to a post by the official Weibo account of the Xi’an Metro—and their feelings after learning that...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 17, 2020: Low Birth Rates, Spring Festival Galas, Volleyball Movie,
by Sophie Beach | Sep 28, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreBeijing Tightens Control Over Hong Kong Broadcast Media
by John Chan | Sep 28, 2020
Since the passing of the Hong Kong National Security Law in July, Beijing has steadily expanded its control over Hong Kong’s media outlets. In August, Next Digital publisher Jimmy Lai was dramatically arrested on national...
Read MoreViral Content: Laozi Says it Everywhere
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 28, 2020
Viral Content is a new CDT series introducing terms coined and used by Chinese netizens during the 2019-2020 COVID-19 outbreak. These terms include both subversive critiques and nationalistic support of government policies....
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 16, 2020: U.S. Trade Deal, Sun Wenbin Trial, Japanese Communist Party, etc.
by Sophie Beach | Sep 25, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreTranslation: Former Renmin Professor Calls for Xi’s Retirement, Federal Model
by SW | Sep 25, 2020
Recent months have seen increasingly sharp reprisals against prominent critics of Xi Jinping’s leadership. Law professor Xu Zhangrun was fired by Tsinghua University in mid-July after a brief detention and his earlier...
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