Word(s) of the Week: “Chicken, You Are So Beautiful!” (鸡你太美, jī nĭ tài měi )
People’s Daily Online breathed new life into a stale meme this past week with an opinion piece titled “We Cannot Let Vulgar Online Slang Poison Our Children” that railed against online slang and vloggers. The piece singled out...
Read MoreEssays on the True Meaning of March 8, International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global holiday focusing on gender equality, the rights of working women, reproductive rights, and the reduction of violence against women, among other issues. This year’s United...
Read MoreFCCC: Authorities Used COVID Measures to “Strangle” Foreign Correspondents’ Coverage of China
The Foreign Correspondent Club of China’s 2022 media freedoms report, an annual assessment of the country’s reporting climate over the previous year, found that COVID prevention measures had “strangled” already diminished...
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Calling for Peace in Ukraine, China Courts Belarus, Russia
Days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Xi Jinping declared a “no-limits” partnership with Vladimir Putin. At the one-year anniversary of the invasion, Xi’s diplomatic and military engagements display resolute...
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Word(s) of the Week: “White-haired Movement” (白发运动, Báifà Yùndòng)
The “White-haired Movement” (白发运动, Báifà Yùndòng) refers to protests led by elderly and retired workers in Wuhan and Dalian in February 2023, and in Guangzhou in January 2023. The protesters were objecting to medical insurance...
Read MoreLithium Mining Crackdown Highlights Environmental Woes
A crackdown on rural Jiangxi’s lithium sector that might snarl global supply chains has cast a spotlight on the conflict between rural economic development and environmental protection. Earlier this week, investigation teams...
Read MoreTsinghua University Students Sue Ministry of Education Over Rainbow Pride Flag Case
In a rare instance of a legal challenge to restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights, two Tsinghua University students filed a lawsuit last week against the Chinese Ministry of Education for refusing to consider their appeal against...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: “XXXX Is Good, XX Will Care For You When You’re Old”
A news article lauding the police work behind the arrest of a 64-year-old construction worker in Shanghai’s Pudong district instead drew attention to the financial insecurity experienced by China’s elderly workers. The...
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Word(s) of the Week: “With Me in Charge, Failure is Guaranteed”
At times, parsing propaganda for deeper meaning is difficult. At others, the (unintentional) message is hidden in plain sight. In October 2018, one bus passenger in Guizhou’s Nayong County realized that a roadside billboard...
Read MoreUrgent Calls to Release Journalist Huang Xueqin, in Failing Health After 500 Days of Detention
There have been renewed calls for the release of journalist and feminist activist Huang Xueqin and labor-rights activist Wang Jianbing, who have now spent over 500 days in detention without trial. Since being detained in...
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