Sina Weibo Stifled By Internet Crackdown

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 30, 2014

For years, Chinese authorities have been taking measures to mitigate any risk posed by...

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Kim Lee: Abuse, Fear and Shame in China

by Sophie Beach | Jan 30, 2014

American Kim Lee was married to “Crazy English” entrepreneur and celebrity Li Yang...

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Photo: Chinese New Year 2014 at the family temple, by Matthew Wu

by Sophie Beach | Jan 30, 2014

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How to Shorten Your Stay in a Chinese Prison

by Grace | Jan 30, 2014

Tea Leaf Nation’s Liz Carter explains how money is used in China’s prison system as a...

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Journey of the ‘Sea Turtles’

by Grace | Jan 30, 2014

At Tea Leaf Nation, Rachel Lu looks at the factors that play into the difficult decisions that...

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Two More New Citizen Activists Convicted; Xu to Appeal

by Samuel Wade | Jan 30, 2014

New Citizens’ Movement members Hou Xin and Yuan Dong were convicted on Wednesday, days after...

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Photo: Summer Palace, Beijing, by Chona Peñano

by Samuel Wade | Jan 29, 2014

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Shadow Banking: China’s Wobbly House of Cards

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2014

While China’s shadow banking system, which by some estimations may have accounted for nearly...

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China Issued 17% More Work Visas to N. Koreans in 2013

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2014

Last week, NK News reported that the number of Chinese work visas granted to North Koreans last...

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Xi: Stability Maintenance Is Rights Defense

by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 29, 2014

In today’s People’s Daily, Central Politics and Law Commission Secretary Meng Jianzhu...

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Badiucao (巴丢草): Love From Her Red Motherland

by Sophie Beach | Jan 29, 2014

In his latest cartoon for CDT, Badiucao comments on the treatment of tennis star Li Na, who...

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Read of the Week: The Screwing People Post

by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 29, 2014

日人民报 (Rì Rénmín Bào): Screwing People Post Parody of the People’s Daily (人民日报 Rénmín Rìbào)...

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Hong Kong Publisher Held on Mainland China

by Sophie Beach | Jan 28, 2014

Hong Kong-based publisher Yao Wentian (also known as Yiu Mantin) has been detained in China for...

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Baucus Promises Principled Cooperation as Ambassador

by Samuel Wade | Jan 28, 2014

Gary Locke’s likely successor as U.S. ambassador to China, Senator Max Baucus, faced a...

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Briefings Signal Conclusion of Zhou Graft Probe

by Josh Rudolph | Jan 28, 2014

Last August, media reports began to focus on a corruption investigation into former security chief...

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