Censoring the News Before It Happens
At The New York Review of Books, Perry Link discusses CDT’s ‘Directives from the Ministry of Truth’ series of leaked propaganda instructions: In the end […], none of the parts of [CDT founder and...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Power CEO Li Xiaolin’s “Sacrifice”
Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong newspaper funded by the Chinese Communist Party, published an interview with China Power International Development CEO Li Xiaolin yesterday. Li is the daughter of former prime minister Li Peng, known by...
Read MoreName of the Week: Genie
The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online...
Read MoreDefining the “Chinese Dream”
The “Chinese Dream” has been the primary guiding principle of President Xi Jinping’s new administration so far. Yet despite its ubiquity in official speeches and documents, its exact meaning and significance is...
Read MoreMinistry of Truth: Mockery of the Mass Line
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry...
Read MoreMinistry of Truth: Sentencing of Liu Zhijun
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry...
Read MoreNetizens Scoff at Boston Bombing Victim Payout
The South China Morning Post reports that the family of the Chinese student killed in the Boston Marathon bombing will receive US$2.2 million as part of the approximately US$64 million in compensation distributed by a fund...
Read MoreChina Reaffirms “Absolute Fight” Against Dalai Lama
An article by a Central Party School scholar and reports of experimental concessions in some Tibetan areas have recently given rise to hopes that China might adopt a softer line towards the Dalai Lama. But after police allegedly...
Read MoreHexie Farm (蟹农场): Behind the Wall
For his latest contribution to the Hexie Farm CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab comments on Beijing’s policies toward ethnic minorities. President Xi Jinping, depicted as a dishonest Pinocchio, is declaring the official...
Read MoreNow on Taobao: Outsourced Care for Grandma
Soon after China’s revised filial piety law requiring regular visits to aging parents took effect last Monday, entrepreneurs have started offering elder-care services on e-commerce platforms. From The Wall Street...
Read MoreThe Last Straw for Trust in China’s Courts?
At The Atlantic, Jiabao Du explains how a rape and murder trial in Hebei shows a deep lack of faith in China’s courts following a string of high-profile wrongful convictions. Wang Shujin was sentenced to death in 2007 for...
Read MoreCar Horns Used 40x More Often Than in Europe
As the Chinese auto market continues to expand, foreign automakers are tailoring their designs to Chinese tastes. At South China Morning Post, Patrick Boehler reports that frequent use of car horns in China, 40 times more...
Read MoreStill Waiting for Human Rights Progress Under Xi
At Global Post, Human Rights Watch’s Maya Wang assesses the first hundred days of Xi Jinping’s presidency, and catalogs a series of discouraging episodes on the human rights front. It’s probably unrealistic to expect...
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