Word of the Week: Zero-COVID Nail Houses (防疫钉子户, fángyì dīngzihù)
“Zero-COVID nail houses” (防疫钉子户, fángyì dīngzihù) are people who still adhere to strict virus prevention measures despite the end of the national zero-COVID policy. It is often used self-deprecatingly by “nail houses” themselves...
Read MoreLi Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, April-May 2023: “That Period of Insanity Has Been Erased”
Three years and three months after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s death from COVID-19, the “Wailing Wall” that emerged in the comments section under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams,...
Read MoreNew #MeToo Cases Showcase Enduring Tenacity of Chinese Feminist Movement
At least 12 women have accused famed screenwriter Shi Hang of sexual harassment. The accusations are the latest major #MeToo case to roil the Chinese intelligentsia. At Sixth Tone, Yang Caini reported on the accusations against...
Read MoreCDT on Mastodon and Bluesky
CDT English will continue for now to post as @CDT on Twitter, but has launched additional accounts on Mastodon and Bluesky: @CDT@mastodon.world, and @CDT.bsky.social You can also keep up with our Chinese team on Twitter at...
Read MoreXinjiang Police Use Quran Verses To Flag Uyghurs For Interrogation, Human Rights Watch Says
A master list of “violent and terrorist” multimedia files Xinjiang police use to flag Uyghurs and other Muslims for interrogation includes common Islamic religious content including Quran verses, according to a new Human Rights...
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May Fourth Anniversary Call For “Resistance Against Powers That Be” Deleted By Censors
A WeChat essay on the “sore need” for a continuation of the May Fourth Movement’s legacy of “resistance against the powers that be,” published on the eve of the movement’s 104th anniversary, was taken down by censors. The essay,...
Read MoreSecuritization at Home Shows CCP’s Resolve to Forcibly Control Information About China Abroad
In recent weeks, Chinese authorities have raided foreign firms, imposed exit bans, restricted databases, and expanded an espionage law. Together, these measures point to the government’s growing assertiveness in controlling...
Read MoreChina Ranked 179th of 180 Countries for Journalism Conditions on World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, has rarely been a time for celebration in China, where restrictions on the media have kept the country near the bottom of Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index for the past...
Read More“White Paper Movement” Remembrance By Party-Affiliated Student Press Association Censored On WeChat
In a remarkable violation of Party discipline, an organization partially under the auspices of the Beijing Communist Youth League’s house organ posted a requiem for the 2022 “White Paper Movement” to WeChat. The name was...
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Word of the Week: Nongguan (农管, Nóngguǎn)—Rural Management Officials, or “Legalized Bandits”?
China’s infamous urban management agents, known as chengguan, have a new rural equivalent, the nongguan (“rural management”). Nongguan is the unofficial name for a new corps of agricultural law-enforcement officers, “Rural...
Read MoreState Media Hails Evacuation of Chinese Citizens, Others from Sudan
Heavy fighting between rival military groups in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum has put local and foreign civilians in peril. Over the past week, Chinese, American, and other governments implemented evacuation plans to escort their...
Read MoreTranslation: Losing One’s Freedom for Freedom’s Sake—Xu Zhiyong’s Further Response to “Subversion of State Power” Charges
On April 10, civil rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of “subversion of state power” after closed door trials in Linshu County, Shandong. The charges...
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