Sina Loses Publication Licenses Over Lewd Content

by Samuel Wade | Apr 24, 2014

China’s state media regulator says it will revoke Sina’s licenses to publish...

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I Sold Out: Self-Censorship in China’s Media

by Samuel Wade | Apr 24, 2014

At Aeon, Leslie Anne Jones recounts her experiences with Chinese censorship at a Shanghai...

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Huawei Wants The World To Know Its Name

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 23, 2014

As Chinese tech companies like Alibaba, Tencent and Sina’s Weibo expand abroad, Nathan...

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Which Chinese Words Should English Speakers Adopt?

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 23, 2014

At China Real Time on Monday, Te-Ping Chen noted the relative lack of recent adoptions of Chinese...

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Happy Anniversary to China’s [Censored] Internet

by Samuel Wade | Apr 23, 2014

Marking the 20th anniversary this week of the Internet’s arrival in China as major Chinese tech...

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Detective Work by ‘Black Jail’ Prisoners Leads to Trial

by Samuel Wade | Apr 23, 2014

Caixin’s Ren Zhongyuan and Yang Baolu report on the trial this month of three alleged...

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Photo: Sacred Temple, by japon

by Samuel Wade | Apr 23, 2014

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Human Rights and Chinese Interests

by Samuel Wade | Apr 23, 2014

At The Diplomat, the Project 2049 Institute’s Julia Famularo writes of the need to persuade...

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Word of the Week: Stable Bottom

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 23, 2014

稳腚 (wěn dìng): stable bottom Homophone of “stability” (稳定 wěndìng). Beginning under former...

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Minitrue: Police Beat Homeowners in Chengdu

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 23, 2014

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Shoe Factory Strikes Spread To Jiangxi (Updated)

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 23, 2014

Jonathan Kaiman at The Guardian reports that the ongoing Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings)...

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Sensitive Words: Xi Jinping’s First Wife, More

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 22, 2014

As of April 22, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...

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The Perils of Going Online in Xinjiang

by Sophie Beach | Apr 22, 2014

In July 2009, following violent riots in Urumqi, authorities shut off Internet access throughout...

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Zhou Yongkang’s Hometown Rises To His Defense

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 22, 2014

China’s leaders have “appeared remarkably tolerant” of journalists and...

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Documentary Explores Beijing’s Graffiti Culture

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 22, 2014

Texan Lance Crayon, in China since 2009, has produced a documentary film exploring the tiny street...

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