Drawing the News
Netizens don’t just write colorful comments on Weibo critiquing Chinese politics and society. Many...
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Censorship Vault: Keep Everything from Everyone
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions...
Read More67 Killed, 100,000 Displaced by Yunnan Quakes
Two earthquakes in south-west China have killed at least 67 people (as of 1:02 a.m., local time) and forced more than 100,000 from their homes. Xinhua described the damage and initial relief efforts. Sixty-seven people have been...
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Sensitive Words: Fish Veggie Chicken and More
As of September 7, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Read MoreA Great Leap Into the Abyss
The disastrous famine that hit China during the Great Leap Forward is still being covered up by the authorities, according to the University of Hong Kong’s Zhou Xun, who rattles the skeleton in the state archives with her...
Read MoreDo New Policies Signal Road to Recovery?
Bloomberg reports that the Chinese government has approved plans to build over 2,000 kilometers of roads as it aims to reverse slowing economic growth: The projects include highways in Zhejiang and Xinjiang provinces, according...
Read MoreAIDS Activism: Bad Blood
Following protests in Zhengzhou last month in which some 300 AIDS patients and supporters toppled the gate of a government compound, The Economist explains the roots, challenges and particular sensitivity of AIDS activism in...
Read MoreClinton Visit Reflects “Touchy Relationship”
Amid calls by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for China to resolve its disputes on the South China Sea, VOA details an exchange between Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a Wednesday news...
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“Reactionary” Notes from a Former Cadre
A few anonymous essays brought misfortune to a provincial cadre. On July 9, 2008, Rao Wenwei, the...
Read MoreDriver Jailed for Death of Foshan Toddler
One of two drivers who fatally struck a Guangdong toddler last year has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after a trial held in late May. From Xinhua: Hu Jun was convicted of involuntary homicide by the Nanhai...
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