New U.S. Export Controls Aim to Curtail China’s Access to Advanced Semiconductor Technology
Over the past two weeks, the Biden administration has issued a series of regulations intended to halt China’s development of advanced technologies. The measures restrict the export of advanced chips, design software, and...
Read MoreBeijing Bridge Protest Scraped From Web as Censorship Tightens Before Party Congress
A solitary protestor hung two banners calling for Xi Jinping to be removed from office and exhorting the populace to “Be citizens, not slaves,” an extremely rare act of overt political defiance on the eve of the 20th Party...
Read More“Political Clique” Purged from State Security Apparatus Ahead of Party Congress
Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua, formerly powerful ministers in China’s state security apparatus, have been sentenced to death with a two year reprieve for corruption and other crimes. Such sentences are typically commuted to life in...
Read MoreU.N. Human Rights Council Declines Debate on Xinjiang Report
On Thursday, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted against a motion to debate the human rights situation in Xinjiang. The vote, occurring one month after then-U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet released a...
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Return of “Shihuzhang” System Sparks Fear of Feudal Despotism
A Sichuan city’s adoption of Yuan Dynasty-style community policing has inspired fears of a return to the despotism of yore. Zigong is the latest municipality to launch a trial of the shihuzhang, or “ten-household captain...
Read MoreJingyao Settles #MeToo Case Against Liu Qiangdong
Just two days before the civil trial of one of China’s biggest #MeToo cases was scheduled to begin, the two sides announced on Saturday that the case had been settled for an undisclosed sum. Liu Jingyao, the plaintiff, had...
Read MoreSurveys Show Xi’s Hardline Foreign Policy Increasingly Unpopular Among Western and Developed Countries
A series of recent surveys shows how Chinese diplomacy in the era of Xi Jinping has soured attitudes toward China in many developed countries. At the same time, Chinese officials are doubling down on their foreign policy...
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Voices of July: “Henan Banks, Return Our Savings!”
“Voices of July” continues CDT’s monthly “Voices of …” collection of viral and censored audio-visual content from all over China. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation “Voices of April,” which was the target of...
Read MoreNew Reports Detail Chinese Influence Operations in Foreign Media
A series of recent reports shows the variety of tactics employed to extend Chinese influence into foreign countries, particularly their information ecosystems. The reports outline the strengths and weaknesses of these influence...
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Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, September 2022: “How to Voice This Desolation?”
Two years and four months after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s death from COVID-19, the “Wailing Wall” that emerged in the comments under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams, worries,...
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