The Clash of the 2022 Year-End Retrospectives
by Cindy Carter | Dec 30, 2022
Recent year-end retrospectives and New Year’s messages published by various Chinese media outlets—including People’s Daily, Xinhua, Southern Weekly, and NetEase News—have offered vastly different interpretations of 2022, the...
Read MoreMinitrue: Guidelines and Requirements for Reporting on Pandemic Prevention and Control Measures
by Cindy Carter | Dec 29, 2022
The following censorship instructions have been leaked and distributed online. Confidential★One Year Guidelines and Requirements for Reporting on Pandemic Prevention and Control Measures (13) (December 24, 2022) All media should...
Read MoreVoices of Protest: “If Not for the People, Where Would You Be?”
by Cindy Carter | Dec 23, 2022
“Voices of Protest” is a special edition of CDT’s monthly “Voices of…” video series. This 15-minute video is a compilation of video footage, images, and audio from the large, spontaneous public protests that broke out in a...
Read MoreAmid Arrests, A4 Protesters Show Resolve, Seek Solidarity Abroad
by Arthur Kaufman | Dec 23, 2022
In the month since China erupted in a series of nationwide public protests, incited by a deadly fire in Urumqi and fueled by anger towards harsh “zero-COVID” policies, those involved in the protest movement have...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: “What Do You Think of the Government’s Lifting of COVID Controls?”
by Cindy Carter | Dec 20, 2022
The recent abrupt end to China’s “zero-COVID” policy has left many citizens feeling confused and dismayed, unsure how to best protect themselves and their families. There have been reports of Omicron outbreaks in many Chinese...
Read MoreMinitrue: Amid Protests, Boost Posts About Hostile Forces, Western Trolls, Standing Firmly With The Party
by Cindy Carter | Dec 14, 2022
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. November 28, 2022 Today’s China...
Read MoreInterview: Jeremy Wallace on the Chinese State’s “Limited, Quantified Vision”
by Alexander Boyd | Dec 13, 2022
Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of Government at Cornell University, joined CDT to discuss his new book, Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China. In a wide-ranging conversation,...
Read MoreStill Awaiting NSL Trial, Jimmy Lai Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Fraud
by Arthur Kaufman | Dec 13, 2022
On Saturday, a Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy figure and former Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai to almost six years in prison on fraud charges related to a contractual dispute. Lai’s co-defendant and administrative director...
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