CDT 2013 China News Map

China Digital Times has put together a News Map for major China-related news events in 2013. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Catch up here on the major stories from the first half of the year: View CDT...

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Chen Guangcheng Arrives in Taiwan

The South China Morning Post reports that blind activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in Taipei on Monday to begin a trip in which he will meet with human rights groups and address Taiwan’s parliament: “I’m glad to visit...

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Is Tide Turning for Tibet Policy?

After a scholar at Beijing’s Central Party School called for a new approach to Tibet policy in an interview with a Hong Kong magazine, the Economist explored whether her ideas signal a shift in strategy among the Chinese...

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Former Red Guard Atones For Past

A 61-year-old man from Shandong Province, Liu Boqin, paid a magazine to publish a letter expressing remorse over violent acts he committed during the Cultural Revolution as a teen.  According to Chang Meng of The Global Times,...

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Man Arrested for Killing 6 in Shanghai

A man has been arrested in Shanghai for the shooting deaths of six people, Xinhua reports: The 62-year-old suspect, a man surnamed Fan, beat a colleague surnamed Zhang to death at 5 p.m. Saturday at a chemical factory in the...

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Snowden Leaves Hong Kong (Updated)

Hong Kong authorities confirmed on Sunday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden has left the city. According to a frequently updated report at South China Morning Post, the 29-year-old boarded a commercial flight bound for Moscow on...

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When In China, Try Chinese Medicine

The Wall Street Journal’s senior editor Bob Davis shares a whimsical travel account of his visit to Tongcheng People’s Hospital in China where he sought medical treatment after breaking his ribs on a hike in the...

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Weibo Censors Difficult To Detect

For Tea Leaf Nation, Jason Ng claims that Sina Weibo’s censorship has become increasingly opaque in the past months with the reduction of keyword blocks that allow one to easily discern banned search terms.  Now, users can...

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New Internet, Phone Monitoring Scheme for Tibet

As a part of Beijing’s ongoing efforts to exert greater control over the Tibetan regions, Chinese state media announced earlier this week that all telephone and Internet users in Tibet are now registered under their real...

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