China’s Workers Restive And On Strike

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 18, 2014

As companies from Wal-Mart to the world’s largest shoe-maker, Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings,...

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How Big Is Weibo’s Censorship Discount?

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 18, 2014

Leonid Bershidsky argues at Bloomberg View that the value of Weibo’s...

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Praise and Peril for Online Whistleblowers

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 18, 2014

Song Lin was, until Thursday, the chairman of China Resources, a conglomerate operating in China...

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The Best and Worst of Times for China’s Film Industry

by Samuel Wade | Apr 18, 2014

Jury members at the China Film Directors’ Guild Awards this month denied suggestions that...

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This Week on CDT, April 18, 2014

by Meredith Godwin | Apr 18, 2014

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the death of former Communist Party official, Hu Yaobang,...

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Photo: Acrobatic School, by Zhou Ding

by Sophie Beach | Apr 18, 2014

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Four New Citizen Activists Sentenced

by Samuel Wade | Apr 18, 2014

Four members of the New Citizens Movement civil rights and anti-corruption group received prison...

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One Blogger Released, Another Sentenced

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 18, 2014

Due to a “serious illness,” outspoken blogger and Chinese-American venture...

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Photo: Changing Times, by Dheera Venkatraman

by Samuel Wade | Apr 17, 2014

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Crowdfunding Investigative Journalism in China

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 17, 2014

Beijing has long exercised control over information by directly supervising official media...

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Official Puts Demolition Workers On Pedestal

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 17, 2014

A district Communist Party secretary’s adulatory tribute to a group of demolition workers...

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Corruption Purge Clearing Space for Xi Allies

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 17, 2014

Jiao Yulu (1922-1964) was a local party official who became the posthumous star of a propaganda...

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China’s Cyberporn Crackdown Not Really About Porn

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 16, 2014

The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications, a branch of China’s main...

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Urbanization: Where China’s Future Will Happen

by Samuel Wade | Apr 16, 2014

In a special report at The Economist, James Miles examines urbanization in China, described by...

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HRW: Allowing Blind Access to Gaokao a Breakthrough

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 16, 2014

After publishing a report looking at the many educational barriers facing people with disabilities...

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