Global North Bucks Responsibilities at COP29, China Embeds with Global South
The U.N. climate summit known as COP29 concluded over the weekend in Baku, capital of the oil-rich country of Azerbaijan after two weeks of tense negotiations. Some of the major outcomes include an agreement by rich countries to...
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Words of the Week: “Revenge on Society” Attacks Lead to Government Monitoring of “Individuals With ‘Four Lacks and Five Frustrations’” (四无五失人员, sìwú wǔshī rényuán)
A series of violent “revenge on society” attacks by disgruntled individuals—most recently, targeting innocent bystanders in Changde, Wuxi, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Suzhou, and Shanghai—has prompted an array of...
Read MoreCDT Report: Borrowed Boats: The PRC’s “Embedded Propaganda” in Local African Media
The full report can be read in PDF form here. Below is a brief introduction. A pilot study conducted by CDT and Doublethink Lab examines “embedded propaganda” (EP) in African news media. Our study defines EP as the practice of...
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Translation: Students Line Up at Facial Recognition Gate While Fleeing Fire
On WeChat last weekend, "Fatty Zhao, scholar of Song Dynasty history" reflected on a recent fire at a Shandong university. The students’ escape route was blocked by facial recognition turnstiles through which...
Read MoreFierce Online Backlash to Predictive Policing Tool Described as “Crowd Mood Monitoring and Early Warning System”
A predictive policing tool described as a “Crowd Mood Monitoring and Early Warning System,” on display at the recent Zhuhai Air Show in Guangdong province, has attracted considerable backlash online. After photos and...
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Photo: 中国河南省开封市, by 荧_Lumine
中国河南省开封市, by 荧_Lumine (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreCan “Journey to the West” Help Explain A Spate of Killings in China?
A spate of “revenge against society” attacks that have left dozens dead and more injured over the last week-and-a-half have left many in China grasping for an explanation: what is driving these “Xianzhong” rampages? The short...
Read MoreTranslation: “Confessions of a Collegiate ‘Zhengzhou-to-Kaifeng Night-Cyclist’”
For college students in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan province, it was a brief moment of freedom: a short-lived craze for cycling overnight on ride-share rental bikes to the nearby city of Kaifeng for a bit of fun, food, and...
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Photo: Harbin, by Jeremy Thompson
Harbin, by Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreIndependent Bookstores Under Pressure; Taiwanese Books Shut Out
At the Associated Press, Fu Ting reports mounting pressure on China’s independent bookstores and other cultural channels and venues: Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China, swept up in the...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: “The ‘Lords’ Stay Safe, As Always” After Third Mass-Casualty Attack
Less than a week after a shocking “Xianzhong” car attack that left 35 dead in Zhuhai, a recent graduate of a Jiangsu technical school stabbed eight people on the campus to death. On Tuesday, a man rammed elementary school...
Read MoreHong Kong Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Figures to up to Ten Years in Prison
At the end of a landmark national security trial that concluded on Tuesday, Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to up to ten years in prison. Forty-seven democratic politicians, activists, and organizers...
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