Viral Control: The Net in Wang Lixiong’s New Novel

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 10, 2014

Wang Lixiong is one half of a writer-activist couple in Beijing. His wife, Tsering Woeser, is...

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Another Zhou Ally Sacked as Anti-Graft Crusade Continues

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 9, 2014

As Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign against party corruption continues, yet another associate...

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Rights Groups Urge Probe of Lawyers’ Torture Claims

by SW | Apr 9, 2014

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called for an official investigation into four...

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Photo: Yellow Mountain, by K L

by SW | Apr 9, 2014

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Is China Really Full of Raging Nationalists?

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 9, 2014

After summarizing a presentation on the popular Chinese view of Beijing’s territorial...

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Script of the Week: Chrysanthemum

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 9, 2014

菊花文 (júhuā wén): chrysanthemum script Coded writing using the Combining Cyrillic...

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Sensitive Words: Trials of New Citizens

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 9, 2014

Two months after New Citizens Movement founder Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to four years in prison...

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Ai Weiwei Makes Acting Debut in Secret Sci-Fi Short

by SW | Apr 8, 2014

Following a foray into music last year, Ai Weiwei is set to make his acting debut in a ten-minute...

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Poetic Voices of Taiwan’s ‘Sunflower Movement’

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 8, 2014

While the three week-long occupation of Taiwan’s legislature may be coming to an end,...

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Behind China’s Media Cleanup Drive

by Natalie Ornell | Apr 8, 2014

At the China Media Project, David Bandurski laments the China Central Propaganda...

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Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel Walks With Chinese Minister of Defense Chang, by Chuck Hagel

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 8, 2014

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U.S. and China Argue Over Contested Islands

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 8, 2014

Over the past 18 months, China has become increasingly assertive regarding...

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Minitrue: Clear Smog from Politics

by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 8, 2014

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

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Labor Organization in China: Risky Business

by Josh Rudolph | Apr 8, 2014

In 2009, university-educated Huang Xingguo took a cashier job at a newly opened Walmart store in...

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Taiwan Group to End China Trade Protest

by Grace | Apr 8, 2014

The New York Times’ Austin Ramzy reports that student protesters have promised to end their...

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