Unifying the Hukou System Is Just a Start

by Grace | Aug 1, 2014

On Wednesday, the Chinese government announced plans to reform the country’s...

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Badiucao (巴丢草): Dog Eat Dog

by Samuel Wade | Aug 1, 2014

Badiucao reacts to the long-anticipated news of a disciplinary investigation into former security...

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Sensitive: Anti-Communists Hack Wenzhou TV

by Anne Henochowicz | Aug 1, 2014

As of August 1, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...

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High Stakes for China and the West in Africa

by Samuel Wade | Aug 1, 2014

Howard French, author of China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New...

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Photo: From the Top, by Bryan Ong

by Samuel Wade | Aug 1, 2014

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In China, More Girls Are on the Way

by Josh Rudolph | Aug 1, 2014

Bloomberg Businessweek reports on various studies showing that China’s skewed gender ratio,...

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More Violence and Veiled Resistance In Xinjiang

by Josh Rudolph | Aug 1, 2014

The AP reports that nine suspected terrorists were shot dead near Hotan, Xinjiang on Friday after...

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Jason Q. Ng on Hairy Bacon and Digital Censorship

by Samuel Wade | Aug 1, 2014

At PEN America, Deji Olukotun talks to Jason Q Ng, author of Blocked on Weibo: What Gets...

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Microsoft Antitrust Probe is “Business As Usual”

by Samuel Wade | Aug 1, 2014

Following the confirmation this week of a Chinese antitrust probe into Microsoft, Xinhua assured...

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Zhou Yongkang: Media Freed to Touch the Tiger’s Butt

by Samuel Wade | Jul 31, 2014

The announcement of a disciplinary investigation into Zhou Yongkang on Tuesday has unleashed a...

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Not Letting a Hundred Flowers Bloom [Updated]

by Josh Rudolph | Jul 31, 2014

After describing the systematic dismantling of the news website Cenci Journalism Project, deleted...

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Sensitive Words: Zhou Yongkang Investigation

by Josh Rudolph | Jul 31, 2014

As of July 31, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...

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Photo: Kanas Lake, by Chenghong Xie

by Samuel Wade | Jul 31, 2014

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State-Appointed Muslim Leader Killed in Xinjiang

by Josh Rudolph | Jul 31, 2014

Xinhua reports that police in Kashgar, Xinjiang, have shot dead two and captured a third suspect...

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Hukou Reforms Aim to Smooth Urbanization

by Samuel Wade | Jul 31, 2014

Chris Buckley at The New York Times reports the announcement of new changes to China’s hukou...

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