Photo: Huifu E Road, by belfast16
Huifu E Road, by belfast16 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Recent Media Gaffes Say Quiet Parts Out Loud on Sensitive History and Current Anxiety
By inadvertently “saying the quiet part out loud,” three recent media gaffes have touched off public debate on questions usually left unspoken. For some Chinese social media users, these blunders have provided an opportunity to...
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Photo: Perhaps the only remaining traditional fishing dock in the urban area, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Shooting Kangaroo
Perhaps the only remaining traditional fishing dock in the urban area, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by...
Read MoreDisinformation and Censorship Skew Debate Over Fukushima Wastewater Release
Chinese debate over Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has thus far been characterized by disinformation, nationalism, and heavy online censorship. This in turn has fueled fear...
Read MoreWord(s) of the Week: “It Is a Bit Ridiculous, But You Must Obey”
Word(s) of the Week: “It is a bit ridiculous, but you must obey.” (是有点搞笑，但是你要服从, Shì yǒudiǎn gǎoxiào, dànshì nǐ yào fúcóng.) A policeman admitting that a traffic restriction “is a bit ridiculous, but you must obey”...
Read MoreWeChat Targets LGBTQ+ and Feminist Accounts In Mass Censorship Event
The sudden and unexplained closure of a number of WeChat accounts dedicated to gay, trans, asexual, and feminist issues marks the latest setback for LGBTQ+ and women’s speech rights in China. The mass account closures happened...
Read MoreCensors Quash Discussion of Singapore Paper’s Op-Ed Criticizing Xi Jinping
A Singapore paper’s publication of a blistering opinion piece criticizing Xi Jinping did not escape notice on Weibo, where netizens surreptitiously praised it. Titled “The Economy Is The Problem, Its Root Is Politics,” the...
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Photo: Wuzhen Old City, Shanghai, China, by cattan2011
Wuzhen Old City, Shanghai, China, by cattan2011 (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreWords of the Week: Xi’s Obscure Nicknames, from ↗↘↗ to “2-4-2” to “N” to “n-butane”
With hundreds of documented (and censored) online sobriquets, Xi Jinping is arguably the most nicknamed leader in recent Chinese history. To stay ahead of the censors, online Chinese have long resorted to using homophones,...
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Photo: Drummer dream, by Gauthier DELECROIX
Drummer dream, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreChina Mobilizes BRICS Media in Praise of Xi
In only his second trip abroad this year, Xi Jinping attended this week’s BRICS summit in South Africa in the hope of scoring a major political victory. The five-member group—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South...
Read MoreNetizen Voices on Housing Market Fears: “You’re Afraid It’ll Depreciate into a Worthless Pile of Concrete”
China’s housing market woes continue, with recent data showing tumbling residential sales among developers and a decline in housing prices across 70 large and medium-sized cities. Adding to the complexity are concerns about...
Read MoreInterview: Dechen Pemba on Centering Tibetan Voices Through Translation and Film
Dechen Pemba Starting in March 2008, Tibetans across the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan took to the streets to call for religious freedom and an end to oppressive political and social...
Read MoreZhengzhou Underpass Poem “Momma” Sparks Artistic Freedom Debate
An underpass in Zhengzhou has quietly become a site of contention over artistic freedom. A photograph of the poem “Momma” by the little-known artist Zhang Boyi, graffitied underneath a Zhengzhou bridge in May, went viral on...
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Photo: 那些玩音乐的朋友们10, by 晓锋 陈
那些玩音乐的朋友们10, by 晓锋 陈 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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