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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Despite Sentencing Tangshan Attackers, Authorities Ignore Violence Against Women
Three months after a group of men assaulted four women at a restaurant in Tangshan, a district court in Hebei sentenced the men to prison for a number of crimes. Their sentencing comes after authorities and state media attempted...
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Interview: Lynette Ong on “Outsourcing Repression” in Demolitions and Land Seizures
Lynette Ong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, joins CDT to discuss her new book Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China. In Outsourcing Repression, Ong investigates the...
Read MoreTranslation: “Why Is It So Hard To Craft a Humane Pandemic Policy?”
When Mr. He, his wife, and their two young children set out from their home on Hainan Island to buy some groceries and recharge their electric vehicle in early August, they never imagined that they would spend three days and...
Read MoreUN Faces Internal Tensions Over Abuses in Xinjiang, Engagement with Chinese Initiatives
China has taken center stage at two major events currently taking place at the UN: the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, and the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Many Western developed...
Read MoreInterview: Josh Chin on China’s Surveillance State
The CCP has become synonymous with surveillance. On an increasingly authoritarian trajectory, Xi Jinping has bet his and the Party’s longevity on its ability to not only neutralize challenges to authority but also anticipate...
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Duo Use Performance Art to Prevail After Eviction for Opposition to “Routinized COVID Testing”
Following the deadly bus crash in Guizhou that killed 27 people, injured 20, and triggered fierce debate about China’s zero-COVID policy, two performance artists in Hebei successfully opted out of mandatory testing requirements...
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Hong Kong Police Use Colonial-era Sedition Law to Arrest Man Mourning Colonial Era
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, Hongkongers have used the subsequent period of mourning to air their emotions in rare public gatherings of political solidarity. The citizens of this former British...
Read MoreDiscussion of Lhasa COVID Outbreak Censored on Weibo
Late last week, censors wiped Weibo clean of posts documenting the chaos of pandemic control measures in Lhasa, Tibet. In mid-August, Tibet began reporting thousands of new cases in the region’s first documented outbreak...
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