China Criticizes Israel’s War in Gaza from the Sidelines, to U.S. Annoyance
The Chinese government spoke out this week against increasing Israeli military action in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. Its criticism, after a period of relative silence on the issue, has brought renewed attention to China’s...
Read MoreInterview: Margaret Hillenbrand on Her Books “On the Edge” (2023) and “Negative Exposures” (2020)
Margaret Hillenbrand, professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford, joined CDT to discuss her two latest books: “On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China” (2023) and “Negative Exposures: Knowing...
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Quote of the Day: “How is This Lunar New Year’s Eve Different From Years Past? So Few Red Envelopes”
Popular science and current events blogger Xiang Dongliang’s musing on the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 is CDT’s Quote of the Day: What struck me most about CCTV’s “Year of the Dragon” Spring Festival Gala? So many adverts. How...
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1960 People’s Daily “Air of Rapid Development” Lunar New Year’s Message Deleted
In the midst of a troubled economy and stock market rout, a People’s Daily Online article trumpeting a supposed nationwide “air of optimism” drew so many derisive comments last week that its related hashtag was censored on...
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Four Years On, Tributes to Covid Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang
Four years after the death from COVID of Dr. Li Wenliang, the young Wuhan ophthalmologist who alerted colleagues to the emerging novel coronavirus, tributes to the widely admired doctor continue to pour in, despite some online...
Read MoreNew Reports on Digital Surveillance and DNA Collection in Tibet; Repression Against Tibetan Diaspora
As part of a larger interview series about Tibet, CDT recently published two interviews specifically about digital surveillance in Tibet: “Lhadon Tethong on Tibetans’ ‘Spirit of Resistance and Desire for Freedom,’” and “Tenzin...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “There Should Be More Than One Voice in a Healthy Society”
February 6 marked the four-year anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, a young ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital whose attempts to warn colleagues of an emerging novel coronavirus made him an heroic symbol of free...
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Interview: Perry Link on His New Book, “I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo”
Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017) is a monumental figure in modern Chinese history. The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate died in custody in a Shenyang hospital in 2017 while being treated for liver cancer. A prolific writer, Liu first rose...
Read MoreMass Detentions in Xinjiang Persist on 27th Anniversary of Ghulja Massacre
February 5 of this year marked the 27th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre. On that day in 1997, hundreds of people gathered in Ghulja, a county-level city in northwest Xinjiang (also known as Yining county, in Chinese), to...
Read MoreYang Hengjun Given Suspended Death Sentence; Li Qiaochu Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison
Last week ended with revelations about the mass incarceration of elderly Uyghur women for alleged “crimes” committed decades before their detention. This week began with more news about the weaponization of the Chinese legal...
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