Bookstores Become Sites of Subtle Protest Against Xi Jinping
Chinese bookstore shelf arrangements rarely go viral—that is, unless they contain a hidden message...
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Swiss Peace Summit Widens Gap Between Zelensky and China
The Swiss peace summit concluded over the weekend with what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed as the “first steps towards peace,” but much remains unresolved before Russia might conceivably agree to cease its war...
Read MoreStabbing of Americans in Jilin Draws Comparisons to the Boxer Rebels
The stabbing of four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College in a Jilin park has become the latest flashpoint in U.S.-China relations. A Chinese national who attempted to intervene in the attack was also stabbed. An official...
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Photo: 内蒙-额济纳旗-胡杨林, by Jinning Zhang
内蒙-额济纳旗-胡杨林, by Jinning Zhang (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreRights Advocates Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing Sentenced to Prison After Nearly 1,000 Days in Detention
Journalist and feminist activist Huang Xueqin and labor-rights activist Wang Jianbing were convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to prison for five years and three and a half years, respectively, by the...
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Photo: Yunnan, China, by Rod Waddington
Yunnan, China, by Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Read MoreModi’s Underwhelming Election Win May Portend More Tension Between India and China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coalition led by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged on top in India’s general election earlier this month. Despite coming in first place, the BJP failed to secure an absolute majority...
Read MoreJiang Zemin’s Son Jiang Mianheng’s Retirement Announcement Seen by Some as Implicit Criticism of Xi’s Extended Grip on Power
In a letter dated May 31 and posted online on June 6, Jiang Mianheng—son of the late Chinese President, CCP General Secretary, and Central Military Commission Chairman Jiang Zemin—announced that at the age of 73, after “serving...
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Photo: little Super market (Inner Mongolia), by Great Han
little Super market (Inner Mongolia), by Great Han (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreCensors Take Down Discussion of Last Mongolian-language College Entrance Exams
The Douban comment was not inflammatory. In fact, it didn’t even betray an overt opinion. But for censors, it was too much. “A note for posterity: this will be Inner Mongolia’s last Mongolian-language gaokao,” it read. Censors...
Read MoreFar-Right Shift in France and E.U. Brings Uncertainty for China Policy
Far-right parties across Europe made major gains in this weekend’s European Parliament elections. The gains were most pronounced in one of the E.U.’s most influential members, France, where Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen’s...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “Not So Much ‘Lying Down’ as Finding It Impossible to Get Ahead”
Today’s quote of the day derives from netizen backlash to the Communist Youth League’s (CYL) recent video broadside against “lying down”—referring to the much-discussed phenomenon of people slacking off, quietly giving up, or...
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Photo: Lay low, by Gauthier DELECROIX
Lay low, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreNew “June Fourth” Sensitive Words Reference PLA Medals and Hong Kong Musicians
In China, the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre was met with all-out digital censorship that quashed overt online mourning. In Hong Kong, efforts to publicly commemorate “June Fourth” were ruthlessly suppressed by...
Read MoreTiananmen Anniversary Inspires Reflection on Palestine
On the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, people around the world commemorated with vigils and recollections, while Chinese authorities massively censored references to the incident in the mainland and Hong Kong. Some...
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