Hong Kong Bans Pro-independence Party
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 25, 2018
Hong Kong has banned the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party (HKNP) in an unprecedented move...
Read MoreVatican and China Reach Deal on Appointing Bishops
by Grace | Sep 25, 2018
The Vatican signed a landmark agreement with China on Saturday on the process for appointing...
Read MoreMinitrue: Do Not Report Hotelier’s Death by Torture
by Sophie Beach | Sep 24, 2018
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreLü Pin: “MeToo”: From Butterflies to Hurricanes
by Sophie Beach | Sep 24, 2018
CDT is reposting this essay by feminist activist Lü Pin about the origins and significance of the...
Read MoreMinitrue: Control News on Hunan Car Attack
by Sophie Beach | Sep 21, 2018
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreCAC, Alibaba, Ex-Google Chiefs on China’s Internet
by SW | Sep 21, 2018
Last month, former SAPPRFT head Zhuang Rongwen took over from Xu Lin as head of the Cyberspace...
Read MoreU.S. Orders State Media to Register as Foreign Agents
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 20, 2018
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States Justice Department in recent weeks ordered...
Read MoreWord of the Week: Cut Chives
by lisbeth | Sep 20, 2018
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Read MoreHow Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
by SW | Sep 19, 2018
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted growing attention,...
Read MoreXinjiang Human Rights Crisis Draws Global Condemnation
by lisbeth | Sep 19, 2018
The Chinese government’s continued denial of the purpose of extralegal re-education camps that are...
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