Word of the Week: Mystical Country
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
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Minitrue: Media Directives on Tianjin Port Explosions
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
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Massive Explosion Rocks Tianjin Port
The extent of the damage and the cause of the massive explosion at a hazardous goods warehouse in...
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In Cities and Villages, Children Are Getting Left Behind
The deaths—by suicide, violent attack, or apparent accident—of children in rural areas have...
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Zhejiang Official Says Cross Removals Will Continue
As Christians in Zhejiang protest against the forced removal of church crosses, a provincial...
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Q&A: The Perils of Being a Chinese News Assistant
Local news assistants provide invaluable but often unsung research, translation, and logistical...
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Minitrue: Don’t Hype Ministry of Culture’s Music Blacklist
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
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Bandurski: Putting China’s Cyberpolice in Context
Last week, Chinese and foreign news media—including CDT—covered the announcement by the Ministry...
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CCTV Anchor Faces ‘Serious’ Punishment for Mao Joke
At a private dinner party in April, star CCTV anchor Bi Fujian sang a parody of a “model...
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Badiucao (巴丢草): Shaolin Vows and Zhejiang Crosses
In a recent cartoon, Badiucao focuses on two ongoing cases related to the state control of...
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Former Officials Warned Against “Clinging to Power”
The annual confab of China’s top leadership at the Beidaihe seaside resort is always...
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