Censorship Vault: Sit-In Over Pork

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 31, 2013

Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the...

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China’s Turn Against Law

by 不忘初心 | Oct 31, 2013

At Human Rights Watch, Carl Minzner charts how the judicial reforms of the 1980s and 90s stalled...

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Police Say Tiananmen Crash Was Terrorist Attack; 5 Held

by SW | Oct 30, 2013

Chinese police have labeled Monday’s jeep crash and fire in Tiananmen Square a...

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Fake PLA General Exposed

by Josh Rudolph | Oct 30, 2013

The South China Morning Post reports on a 58-year-old man who was arrested for defrauding families...

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Photo: Yoghurt, by ahenobarbus

by SW | Oct 30, 2013

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Rural Desperation Mounts Amid Urbanization

by Josh Rudolph | Oct 30, 2013

Amid a renewed commitment to urbanization from China’s new leadership, a recent survey by...

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Censorship Vault: Attack at Harbin Hospital

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 30, 2013

Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the...

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Minitrue: Chen Yongzhou Admits Accepting Bribes

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 30, 2013

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Quote of the Week: “Ma de” in China

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 30, 2013

Ma de in China: “f**k” in China 妈的 (māde) is short for 他妈的 (tāmāde). Lu Xun, the father of modern...

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Central Bank Seeks to Reassure after Rate Spike

by Sophie Beach | Oct 30, 2013

As a rise in short-term interest rates has stoked fears of tightened liquidity, China’s...

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Minitrue: Jeep Crash in Tiananmen Square

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 30, 2013

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...

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Li Xiaolin and the Amazing Chipmunk-Colored Dreamcoat

by SW | Oct 29, 2013

Not for the first time, princeling businesswoman Li Xiaolin has come under fire for her choice of...

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Photo: Mommy and the little girl, by lancelot-z

by Sophie Beach | Oct 29, 2013

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As Third Plenum Approaches, Whither China?

by Sophie Beach | Oct 29, 2013

While Standing Committee member Yu Zhengsheng has said that the upcoming 3rd Plenum of the 18th...

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River Crabbed: Protests and Confessions

by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 29, 2013

FreeWeibo gathers Weibo posts (weibo) that have been censored from Weibo itself. Among those weibo...

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