For his latest contribution to the Hexie Farm CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab honors the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China by commenting on the status of freedom of thought and expression in the...
Read MoreReports of a relaxation of anti-Dalai Lama policies in Sichuan, Qinghai and even the Tibetan Autonomous Region surfaced last week, only to be swiftly denied by both government and monastery officials. Tibetan writer Woeser added...
Read MoreAs of July 1, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Hong Kong Protests: As Typhoon Rumbia threatened to interrupt, the Civil Human Rights Front continued its march...
Read MoreXinhua News reports that Chinese president Xi Jinping said the Communist Party should use “more comprehensive criteria” – beyond economic performance – to evaluate the performance of Communist Party...
Read MoreChina’s official online petition platform had a rough first day on Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report, which notes that the web site “triggered mockery across China’s social...
Read MoreThe BBC reports that following days of unrest in the Xinjiang region that included an attack on a police station in Hotan on Friday, Chinese officials have increased operations by enacting a twenty-four hour patrol of the...
Read MoreXinhua reports that a top auditor in China found that 5.8 billion yuan (US$943 million) for low-income housing had been embezzled in the past year: The goal of the project construction was reached as governmentshave allocated...
Read MoreAs of June 30, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Violence in Xinjiang: Riots in Hotan, southern Xinjiang, on Friday followed unrest in Turpan in the east two...
Read MorePresident Xi Jinping’s stance on political reform has divided China’s princeling community, according to Ching Cheong of Straits Times (via the Asia News Network (ANN)). A speech by Hu Dehua, son of the late...
Read MorePopular for its satirical computer-generated animations of daily news, Taiwan-based Next Media Animation (NMA) tells fans what it’s like behind the scenes in the largest motion capture studios in Asia. On her blog, Emily...
Read MoreLi Guanfeng (also known as Li Tianyi), the 17-year-old son of high-profile People’s Liberation Army singer Li Shuangjiang, was arrested in February on suspicion of involvement with a gang rape. Li is now set to go on...
Read MoreTwo ancient bronze animal head sculptures looted from the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War were returned to China in accordance with the offer businessman François-Henri Pinault made during his visit to the country...
Read MorePresident Obama’s new climate change plan unveiled this Tuesday calls for global action to reduce emissions and address global warming. Jordan Weissmann at The Atlantic looks at why the US needs China’s cooperation...
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