In Remembrance of Zhang Zhixin

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 4, 2014

39 years ago, after spending six years in prison, proud Communist Party member Zhang...

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Photo: Phoenix Town, by Henry Tsui via Shutterstock

by Sophie Beach | Apr 3, 2014

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Zhou Yongkang: Last Tiger In Xi’s Crosshairs?

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 3, 2014

The Atlantic’s Matt Schiavenza argues that politics (not corruption) best explains the...

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China Calls MH370 Relatives ‘Radical and Extreme’

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 3, 2014

News.com.au reports that Beijing has moved into “damage control” following...

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This Week on China Digital Times, April 3, 2014

by Meredith Godwin | Apr 3, 2014

Coverage of President Xi Jinping’s Europe trip is subject to censorship by the State Council...

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Lu Yuyu: Digital Archivist of Chinese Protest

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 3, 2014

In an exclusive for Foreign Policy, Tea Leaf Nation profiles Lu Yuyu, a onetime migrant worker who...

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Maoming Protests Continue, Officials Admit Injuries

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 3, 2014

Protests that began Sunday against a proposed paraxylene (PX) plant in Maoming, Guangdong...

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Minitrue: Xi’s Eurotrip, PLA Officer’s Trial

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 3, 2014

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

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Minitrue: Maoming PX Protests Spread, More

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 3, 2014

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

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Xi: China Has Tried the Rest, Socialism is Best

by Sophie Beach | Apr 2, 2014

In a speech at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, President Xi Jinping declared that China...

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A Free Pass for China

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 2, 2014

After the WTO declared China’s rare-earth policies to be in violation of global trade rules...

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Sensitive: PX Protests, Tigers, More

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 2, 2014

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

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Photo: Shadi Girl, by Dong Huang

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 2, 2014

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New Corruption Trial Scrutinized for Links to Zhou Yongkang

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 2, 2014

Former security tsar and Politburo Standing Committee Member Zhou Yongkang appears to be the...

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After Protests, State Media Tries to Ease PX Anxiety

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 2, 2014

On Sunday, locals in Maoming, Guangdong Province staged a protest against a proposed paraxylene...

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