Minitrue: Zhang Chunxian, Zhou Bin
by Anne Henochowicz | Mar 16, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreMinitrue: Cao Shunli’s Death
by Anne Henochowicz | Mar 16, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreWukan Protest Leader Accused of Bribery
by Samuel Wade | Mar 14, 2014
Yang Semao, a protest leader turned deputy village chief in the democratic Petri dish of Wukan,...
Read MoreBadiucao (巴丢草): Cao Shunli
by Sophie Beach | Mar 14, 2014
Badiucao honors human rights activist Cao Shunli, who died in prison from various ailments after...
Read MoreWhy Do Men Dominate Chinese Politics?
by Grace | Mar 14, 2014
Although women in China haven begun combating gender discrimination in the workplace, they...
Read MoreWhy Censors Are Scared of Jia Zhangke’s Film
by Grace | Mar 14, 2014
Chinese film director Jia Zhangke, whose lastest film A Touch of Sin has been censored on mainland...
Read MoreEconomy and Levi On China’s Resource Quest
by Natalie Ornell | Mar 14, 2014
Micah Zenko interviews Elizabeth Economy and Michael Levi about their new book By All Means...
Read MoreChina’s High-Speed Railway Empire
by Natalie Ornell | Mar 14, 2014
At Foreign Policy, author of Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World — From...
Read MoreAn Autocomplete Analysis of China’s Collective Psyche
by Josh Rudolph | Mar 14, 2014
At the New Republic, Christopher Beam describes his experience using Baidu’s autocomplete...
Read MoreMinitrue: Changsha Knife Attack, More
by Anne Henochowicz | Mar 14, 2014
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreDetained Activist Cao Shunli Dies After Treatment Denied
by Samuel Wade | Mar 14, 2014
Human rights activist Cao Shunli has died in hospital after being denied treatment for...
Read MoreThis Week on CDT, March 14, 2014
by Meredith Godwin | Mar 14, 2014
As the world awaits information about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, art appears to...
Read MoreCDT Bookshelf: “A Wen Yiduo Poem Is Like a Jewel”
by Anne Henochowicz | Mar 14, 2014
Wen Yiduo, poet, professor, and staunch critic of the Kuomintang (KMT), was unafraid to speak his...
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