Badiucao (巴丢草): Chinstagram
by Sophie Beach | Jul 10, 2014
For his latest CDT cartoon, Badiucao comments on the recent news that the photo-sharing app...
Read MoreMinitrue: Rules for Media on State Secrets
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 10, 2014
The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been...
Read MoreMacau Activists Plan Referendum on Democracy
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 9, 2014
Taking a cue from Hong Kong, where last month an unofficial poll on electoral reform gathered...
Read MoreChina’s State Media “Infiltrating” Australia
by SW | Jul 9, 2014
As China once again announces new regulations on domestic journalists, and concern grows about its...
Read MoreChristian Pastor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 9, 2014
Christian pastor Zhang Shaojie has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud and...
Read MoreOfficial Warns Party Against Aping Soviet Freedoms
by SW | Jul 9, 2014
Reuters’ Sui-Lee Wee notes comments from a public web chat by Yao Zengke of the Ministry of...
Read MoreWord of the Week: “Great Wall”
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 9, 2014
伟大的墙 (wěidà de qiáng): great wall Literal translation of the English “Great Wall” (the Mandarin...
Read MoreTibetan Writer Woeser’s House Arrest Ends (Updated)
by SW | Jul 9, 2014
Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser reports that she and her husband Wang Lixiong have once again been...
Read MoreState Media In Overdrive Over Marco Polo Bridge Incident
by Natalie Ornell | Jul 8, 2014
A month after Beijing avoided addressing its own history of 25 years ago, China Real Time’s...
Read MoreMurong Xuecun Detained Over Tiananmen Square Event
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 8, 2014
After author Murong Xuecun issued a “statement of surrender” to Chinese authorities...
Read MoreChina Tightens Information Sharing Rules for Media
by Josh Rudolph | Jul 8, 2014
Update: For a full translation of the SAPPRFT regulations covered below, see the Chinalawtranslate...
Read MoreXinhua: Media Banned from Sharing State Secrets
by Anne Henochowicz | Jul 8, 2014
Xinhua News Agency published the following article on July 8 [Chinese]. China Prohibits Media...
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