Kafka in Beijing
At Foreign Policy, John Garnaut and Sanghee Liu examine the case of Long Meiyi, the daughter of a Guizhou official, and her unsuccessful years-long campaign for justice after an alleged rape. In July 2011, a Hong Kong...
Read MoreSensitive Words: Sparta Redux
The New Normal: Sina Weibo has changed the way it blocks sensitive keywords; terms that were once just partially blocked now return zero search results. Read about the “upgrade” from Jason Ng of Blocked on Weibo. As of November...
Read MoreSome Officials Open to Requiring Asset Declarations
In his work report at the opening of the 18th Party Congress, President Hu Jintao spoke out about corruption at the highest levels of government. The official China Daily quotes his speech: “Leading officials at all...
Read MoreTibetans Protest After Self-Immolations (Updated)
On Wednesday, five Tibetans self-immolated in protest against Chinese policies in Tibet. The next day, a former monk set himself alight in Tongren, Qinghai. Following this incident, thousands of people gathered in protest in...
Read MoreZhang: Chongqing Model “Did Not Exist”
He has lost his post as party chief of Chongqing, his membership in the National People’s Congress, the Politburo and the party itself, and faces criminal prosecution, and now Bo Xilai’s replacement in Chongqing has...
Read MoreWhat Have the Romans Ever Done for China?
Too late for Bo Xilai, Geremie Barmé suggests that Cicero’s advice for securing election to the Roman Senate might also be of use to China’s political elite as they gather this week for the 18th Party Congress. From...
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Cartoon: The Crack in the Wall
Weibo Artist @ZEEKO has a new take on “chiseling at the wall to borrow the light”...
Read MoreFT: Netizen Thoughts on 18th Party Congress
The following is excerpted from the November 7 Financial Times Chinese article “An Inventory of the Popular Will ahead of the ‘18 Big’” (“十八大”前的一份民意清单), written by Editor-in-Chief Zhang Lifen. The Chinese Communist Party 18th...
Read MoreAmid Exit, Hu Jintao Faces Mixed Legacy
With outgoing president Hu Jintao kicking off the 18th Party Congress by addressing a number of the challenges facing China and the Communist Party, and with Xi Jinping preparing to take over as China’s top leader, The...
Read MoreChina and America: Four More Years
Outgoing Chinese president Hu Jintao congratulated Barack Obama on Wednesday after the U.S. president won re-election over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to Xinhua News: Hu said in a message that China-U.S....
Read MoreHu Jintao: Corruption Could Be “Fatal” to Party
As the long-awaited 18th Party Congress kicked off in Beijing, President Hu Jintao, who is slated to step down from his position early next year, gave a work report that lasted close to two hours. Hu spoke out strongly against...
Read MoreTwitter Accounts Attacked as Congress Begins (Updated)
In the last few hours, a number of China-watchers have received warnings about attempts to compromise their Twitter accounts: Wow, my Twitter account just got hacked. Party Congresses are such fun. — Patrick Chovanec...
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18th Party Congress Dos and Don’ts
The 18th Party Congress, which opens today in Beijing, will decide the leadership of China for the...
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