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...
Read MoreMinitrue: Special Campaign for a Business-friendly Online Environment
The following instructions were posted online. To all provincial, autonomous regional, and municipal Party committee Cyberspace Administrations, and that of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC): In accordance...
Read MoreCautious Optimism Greets Xi’s Belated Call to Zelensky
On Wednesday, CCP Secretary General Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to each other for the first time in the over 400 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. The two leaders held an hour-long phone call at...
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Beijing’s Deadliest Fire In Two Decades Went Unreported For Hours—A Reckoning With Censorship Followed
The suppression of news about a Beijing hospital fire that killed 29 last week has inspired vigorous discussion of censorship on the Chinese internet. Just after noon on Tuesday, April 18, a fire broke out in southwestern...
Read MoreCensors Delete Essay That Blames Xi Jinping for Poverty of “Kong Yiji”
Censors deleted an essay suggesting that Xi Jinping was responsible for the youth unemployment crisis that has given birth to the viral “Kong Yiji literature” genre. The “Kong Yiji” meme is a reference to a 1918 Lu Xun story of...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Cyberspace Administration Moves to Censor AI Bots, “And It’s Over Before It’s Begun”
Proposed regulations on the development of generative artificial intelligence models issued by China’s top internet regulator would require “AI-produced content [to] embody core socialist values.” The 12 core socialist values...
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