Sensitive Words: Warm, Sly, Fake
As of January 29, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
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Guangdong Economy Still On Top, For Now
Senior Guangdong officials are feeling the heat, according to Li Jing at The South China Morning Post, as they fear the province may lose its spot as China’s top economic powerhouse: In a panel discussion on Friday...
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Ministry of Truth: House Sisters and More
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have...
Read MoreLittle Change Expected Under New Tibet Governor
With discontent in Tibet reaching a high point in 2012 as self-immolations surged, some people, including the Dalai Lama, held hope that the new administration of Xi Jinping would impose kinder, gentler policies in the region....
Read MoreEducation: A New Direction in Sino-US Relations
Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, states in his article on Politico that China and the U.S. should encourage study abroad programs to strengthen ties between young people:...
Read MoreSupporters Fight Execution of Domestic Violence Survivor
The case against Li Yan, a woman who is on death row for killing her abusive husband, has sparked an outcry over her treatment and that of other domestic violence survivors in China. The Guardian has the background of her case:...
Read MoreMarket for Bear Bile Threatens Asian Population
As six bears are rescued from illegal bear bile farms, the New York Times reports the continuing demand for bear bile is threatening the bear population in Asia. This comes amid growing public concern for animal rights: Tigers,...
Read MoreLet’s Hear It For the Boys: Men Lift Luxury Market
Despite the recent slowdown of retail sales of luxury items, such as jewelry, Chinese men are driving the rebound in the luxury market. Men now account for more than half of luxury goods spending in China, but some claim that...
Read MoreChongqing Police Pressure Sex Video Whistleblower
The blogger who released a sex video that brought down Chongqing official Lei Zhengfu last year has refused to hand over footage of other officials despite threats of prison time for withholding evidence. Following a late-night...
Read MoreEnd to Game Console Ban May Be in Sight
China Daily’s Shen Jingting reports rumblings within China’s Ministry of Culture about a possible end to the 13-year ban on game consoles which have made Sony and Nintendo shares jump. The bureaucratic tangle...
Read MoreEastern Promise in Guangzhou’s Little Africa
While China’s presence in Africa attracts ever more attention, Kit Gillet explores the other side of the coin in Guangzhou’s “Little Africa”: “When it comes to Africa, the US and Europe think about aid,...
Read MoreIn New Macau, Triads Keep the Peace
Benjamin Carlson recaps how the Chinese government reeled in the triad gangs and cleaned up post-colonial Macau, where one former criminal leader emerged from prison recently to find “a city utterly transformed.”...
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Netizen Voices: Xi Jinping’s Macho Dream
Any hope that Xi Jinping would prove himself a reformer has been dashed by a leaked internal...
Read MoreHexie Farm (蟹农场): The New Clothes of Reform
For the latest installment in his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm revisits the fairy tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes to comment on a recent speech by Xi Jinping, in which he blasts Gorbachev for...
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