Censorship Vault: Summer Sex Scandal
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 8, 2013
The following propaganda directive was first published by Reporters Without Borders. Central...
Read MoreSuspect Held Over Taiyuan Bombings
by Samuel Wade | Nov 8, 2013
Xinhua reports that police are holding a man in connection with Wednesday’s explosions...
Read MoreThe Third Plenum and the “Problem of Expectations”
by Sophie Beach | Nov 7, 2013
With the Communist Party Central Committee’s Third Plenum meeting this week, expectations...
Read MoreHas English Lost its Luster in China?
by Scott Greene | Nov 7, 2013
The Wall Street Journal reports that English language skills, once considered essential for...
Read MoreBeijing Party Chief Urges Tighter Web Controls
by Scott Greene | Nov 7, 2013
The South China Post’s Amy Li reports that Beijing’s party chief, former mayor Guo...
Read MoreActivists Challenge Beijing by Going to Dinner
by Grace | Nov 7, 2013
To evade government interference, a new group of educated middle-class grassroots activists are...
Read MoreFailure to End Labor Camps Shows Limits of Xi’s Power
by Grace | Nov 7, 2013
Despite talks to abolish China’s re-education through labor or laojiao system, Xi...
Read MoreMaintaining Stability at a Technical School
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 7, 2013
Chinese universities are political entities. Guangdong Baiyun University’s “Internet Red Army”,...
Read MoreCensorship Vault: Lychee Thieves
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 7, 2013
The following propaganda directive was first published by Reporters Without Borders. Guangzhou...
Read MoreMinitrue: Guangxi Shooting, Shanxi Explosions
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 7, 2013
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Read MoreMedia Ethics Debate Follows Journalist’s Confession
by Samuel Wade | Nov 7, 2013
On Monday, South China Morning Post’s Patrick Boehler reported that bottled water company...
Read MoreBadiucao (巴丢草):”Chairman Meow is Hungry”
by Sophie Beach | Nov 6, 2013
In his most recent drawing, CDT’s newest cartoon contributor Badiucao comments on the latest...
Read MoreIndia Launches Mars Probe, China Urges Cooperation
by Sophie Beach | Nov 6, 2013
With today’s announcement that India launched a probe to Mars, becoming the first Asian...
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