Lessons to be Drawn From China’s Textbook Controversy
China is set to investigate school textbooks after illustrations deemed to be sexually suggestive or politically inappropriate caused an uproar on social media. On Monday, the Chinese Ministry of Education ordered a nationwide...
Read MoreChina Snubs Pacific Media as Islands Navigate Between Continents
On Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will wrap up his ten-day tour of eight Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Having initially aimed for an ambitious multilateral pact on security and development, he has reluctantly...
Read MoreMinitrue: No Tanks or Candles During Special “Network Control Period”
The following censorship instructions have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Urgent! Network control notice—network control arrangements for 20:00 on June 2...
Read MoreTranslation: “June is Not a Time For Forgetting.” The End of Shanghai’s Non-lockdown
Journalist Lian Qingchuan’s reflection on Tuesday’s relaxation of COVID control restrictions in Shanghai was originally posted on WeChat, but deleted for “violating relevant laws and regulations.” Lian subsequently reposted it...
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Bachelet’s “Failed” Xinjiang Visit Draws Widespread Condemnation and Calls For Her To Resign
On Saturday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet concluded her highly anticipated visit to Xinjiang. It had been hoped that Bachelet’s visit might provide some form of accountability for the millions of...
Read MoreMinitrue: Keep Firm Grip on Messaging Over Shanghai COVID Relaxation
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. At 18:00 this evening, [city...
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Heartbreak, Disinformation, and New Punitive Measures in the Wake of Xinjiang Police Files Release
With the release of the Xinjiang Police Files on Tuesday, the world has seen what Xinjiang’s “re-education” camps look like from inside official Chinese government databases: mugshots of thousands of faces, spreadsheets filled...
Read MoreTranslation: The Little Dictionary of Shanghai’s Fight Against the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has introduced a rash of new vocabulary into everyday life across the globe, but perhaps nowhere more so than in China, where the battle for “COVID zero” has spawned an epidemic of slogans. Political...
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“Xinjiang Police Files” Show The Human Faces of Mass Detention, Raise Stakes for Bachelet’s Visit
On Tuesday, a consortium of 14 international media outlets released the “Xinjiang Police Files,” a cache of tens of thousands of confidential files from police computer servers in Xinjiang. Dating back to 2018, the files include...
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“Why have our eyes been blindfolded, our mouths covered?” (Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall Comments, May 1-15, 2022)
Over two years after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s death from COVID-19, the comments section under his last Weibo post, which has become known as “China’s Wailing Wall,” continues to serve as a repository for the hopes,...
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