Hexie Farm (蟹农场): Statue of Liberty, Chinese-style
For his latest contribution to the Hexie Farm CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab comments on tightening media controls in the wake of a leadership transition in Beijing. The “Statue of Liberty” is depicted as a panda...
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Ministry of Truth: Quiet on Freedom of Speech Case
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have...
Read MoreVideo: Censorship You M*#%@F$#@!
Artist Gao Yuan has produced a video based on the song “Nunchaku” by Taiwanese singer Zhou Jielun (Jay Chou), rewriting the lyrics to curse government censorship. In the Chinese subtitles, he uses the word...
Read MoreVisa of New York Times Journalist Not Renewed
In what could be the second expulsion of a foreign journalist this year, Chinese authorities have failed to renew a visa and journalist accreditation for the New York Times’ Chris Buckley, an Australian citizen. Buckley...
Read MoreFamily of Regulator Profits in Insurance Firm’s Rise
This year, foreign journalists in China have produced a series of exposés looking at questionable financial dealings of the relatives of China’s political elite. The New York Times’ David Barboza wrote in October...
Read MorePolitics and the Chinese Language
On ChinaFile, Perry Link responds to a number of recent articles offering varying opinions about the choice of Mo Yan as the Nobel Laureate in Literature. In particular, Link responds directly to an essay by Charles Laughlin, in...
Read MoreMinibus Accident Leaves 10 Dead, 10 Injured
After a bus crash that left 11 schoolchildren dead in Jiangxi, another accident involving an overloaded minibus killed ten people, five of whom were children, from The South China Morning Post: At least 10 people, including five...
Read MoreChina Tea Growers Shift to Coffee
As China’s tea farmers look to coffee for more profits, the Los Angeles Times reports the Yunnan provincial government plans to increase the production of coffee to 200,000 tons by 2020: “My sole income depends on...
Read MoreN.Korea Trade with China Increases
Despite the tensions between the two countries due to failed business ventures and China’s recent expression of concern and ‘regret’ with North Korea’s successful satellite launch, the Voice of America...
Read MoreChina Ranks Low on 2012 Press Freedom Index
Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders recently released the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index, and once again China came in at the very bottom reaches of the international rankings – just ahead of Iran and Syria...
Read MoreUncertain Future for Architectural Treasures
Breakneck development and urbanization campaigns often threaten the relics reflecting China’s ancient architectural tradition. An article from Caixin takes us to the northern province of Shanxi, a “treasure trove of...
Read MoreMeasuring Media Progress?
CCTV’s uncut airing of the long-banned 2005 film V for Vendetta – the dystopian story of revolution that has become a global allegory of rebellion – incited droves of Weibo users to wonder if this broadcast...
Read MoreChina Tightens Internet Regulation
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress has issued new rules “to enhance the protection of personal information online and safeguard public interests”. The regulations broaden and...
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