Photo: Great Wall, by cotaro70s
Great Wall, by cotaro70s (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Translation: “I Cannot Fight the Wall. I Only Dream I Could.”
In this poetic essay, first published in Matters, author Lola muses on the various types of walls that restrict our freedom of speech, thought, movement, and association: I cannot fight the wall I only dream I could (from...
Read MoreBiden-Xi Meeting Stabilizes U.S.-China Relationship, For Now
Expectations were low going into this week’s meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on the side of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco. Since their last meeting in Bali one year ago,...
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Photo: Untitled (Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Guangzhou), by Xiquinho Silva
Untitled (Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Guangzhou), by Xiquinho Silva (CC BY 2.0)
Read More“Joke of the Year”: Nationalist Pundit Sima Nan Says He “Strives to Promote Friendly Sino-American Relations”
As Chinese state media tone down their anti-U.S. rhetoric and promote the Weibo hashtag #感受中美民意暖流# (#Experience the Warm Current of Public Opinion on Sino-American Relations) in recognition of the Xi-Biden meeting on the...
Read MoreChinese State Media Softens Anti-U.S. Rhetoric Ahead of Xi-Biden Meeting
This week, Xi Jinping is visiting San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. It marks his first trip to the U.S. since April 2017, and his first meeting with Joe Biden since last year’s G20 summit in...
Read More“How Timely!” Commenters Mock Xinhua’s Coverage of Xi Jinping’s Belated Disaster Zone Visits
A fawning Xinhua article on Xi Jinping’s concern for citizens affected by natural disasters has become the latest piece of “low-level red, high-level black” propaganda. Intended to tout Xi’s steadfast leadership, it...
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Photo: Save the last dance, by Gauthier DELECROIX
Save the last dance, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreMaoist Blog Republishes All-Out Attack On Party-State Censorship
In online slang, “rushing the tower” (冲塔 chōngtǎ) means posting politically sensitive commentary knowing full well that it will be censored, with potentially worse consequences ranging from account deletion to detention....
Read MoreVR “Whole-Process People’s Democracy” Experience Prompts Online Mockery
Hangzhou’s Center for the Practice of Whole-Process People’s Democracy has become the butt of online jokes about China’s lack of democracy. Whole-process people’s democracy is Party-speak for the deliberative elements of China’s...
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Photo: Bird’s eye view, Xingping, North Guangxi, China, by Dimitry B.
Bird’s eye view, Xingping, North Guangxi, China, by Dimitry B. (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreEssay Warning Against Self-censorship Censored on WeChat
In a darkly ironic but all too familiar twist, WeChat censored an essay explaining that there is no law forbidding citizens to discuss politics. “When ‘Not Talking About ——–’ Becomes A Societal Norm,” ...
Read MoreInterview: Jewher Ilham on the Documentary “All Static and Noise”
On November 5, 2023, the Double Exposure Film Festival in Washington, D.C. screened the U.S. premiere of the documentary “All Static and Noise,” which investigates the arbitrary mass detention of Uyghurs and other...
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Photo: Untitled (Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City), by xiquinhosilva
Untitled (Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City), by xiquinhosilva (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreShanghai Halloween Costumes Raise Specter of Censorship
Halloween celebrations in Shanghai doubled as an outlet for mild political “gags,” spooking censors and delighting audiences online. Photographs of party-goers dressed as Winnie the Pooh, livestreamer Li Jiaqi, Lu Xun, “big...
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