When something disappears from the Internet in China, netizens joke that it has been “river-crabbed,” a play on “harmonized.” The River Crab Archive is a collection of blog post titles, weibo, and other...
Read MoreIn the National People’s Congress session, the government set a target of 3.5% inflation for 2013, but leaders have acknowledged that keeping consumer prices in check in a major challenge confronting the incoming Xi...
Read MoreFrom the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the CDT series Directives from the Ministry of Truth (真理部指令). Zhejiang Propaganda Department: Do not report, comment on, or...
Read MoreChina will shake up its diplomatic leadership this week, according to The Wall Street Journal, elevating foreign minister Yang Jiechi to a senior post overseeing the country’s broader foreign policy strategy: Mr. Yang is...
Read MoreBrooke Larmer of The New York Times chronicles the matchmaking efforts of two men at opposite ends of the wealth spectrum in China, where “love hunters” and other services now dot an evolving marriage landscape:...
Read MoreChina’s State Council has submitted widely-anticipated plans for the restructuring of several government agencies to the National People’s Congress. The seventh such initiative in the past 30 years, the new plan aims...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: The media are not to report on structural reform of the State Council...
Read MoreAs of March 8, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Standoff in Shangpu: Protests continue in the Guangdong village, where residents say as much as 33.33 hectars...
Read MoreWhat began in the early days of the PRC as a regulatory means to ensure that enough rural labor stayed where it was needed to work the fields, China’s household registration, or hukou system, has long been criticized as...
Read MoreTensions between North Korea and China have been on the rise due to the recent nuclear test by Pyongyang. As a result, China has voiced support for the U.N. Security Council’s resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on...
Read MoreAccording to China film consultant, Robert Cain, the secret to the potential success of ‘Iron Man 3’ may lie in avoiding official co-production status in China. Although the official co-production label would have streamlined...
Read MoreWhile reports suggest China’s housing bubble may soon burst and some express the zero-sum sentiment that China’s continued rise means America’s decline, economist Zachary Karabell argues that a thriving China...
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