Slowing Growth Hurting China’s Super Rich
by Scott Greene | Sep 17, 2012
Don’t tell China’s ultra rich that it hasn’t been a hard landing for the world’s second largest economy – Billionaires in the PRC have felt the brunt of the global economic crisis, according to a...
Read MoreMinistry of Truth: Wen Jiabao’s University Visit
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 17, 2012
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by...
Read MoreMinistry of Truth: Anti-Japan Protests and More
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 17, 2012
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by...
Read MoreHexie Farm (蟹农场): Patriotic Turtles
by Sophie Beach | Sep 17, 2012
For the latest instalment in his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm makes a commentary on public opinion in China by portraying a crowd of turtles who ignore and keep silent when they hear the voice of human rights....
Read MoreSecret Proceedings in Wang Lijun Trial Start Early
by Sophie Beach | Sep 17, 2012
The trial of former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun, who launched a major political scandal after making a surprise visit to the U.S. Consulate in February, started proceedings a day early. Foreign reporters in Chengdu, where...
Read More“Express Our Patriotic Fervor Legally, Rationally”
by Sophie Beach | Sep 16, 2012
As anti-Japan protests raged through Chinese cities this weekend, the role of the police and other authorities in allowing or even encouraging the protests has been under scrutiny. CDT translated an article from Ming Pao which...
Read MoreWeibo: Anti-Japan Protests (2)
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 16, 2012
CDT Chinese collected these photos from anti-Japan protests over the weekend. Many have already...
Read MoreWeibo: Anti-Japan Protests
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 16, 2012
CDT Chinese collected these photos from anti-Japan protests over the weekend. Many have already...
Read MoreXi Jinping Returns amid Tumult
by 不忘初心 | Sep 16, 2012
After disappearing for two weeks, China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping returned to the public eye amid a myriad of political challenges. Ian Johnson and Jane Perlez analyze the possible relationship between the ongoing...
Read MoreMing Pao: Rules for Anti-Japan Protests
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 16, 2012
The Hong Kong paper Ming Pao reports on the ongoing anti-Japan demonstrations sweeping China: Strict Control Over Anti-Japanese Demonstrations: Public Employees Forbidden to Encourage or Take Part Ming Pao Newsflash: Numerous...
Read MoreChina Braces for Super Typhoon Sanba
by Melissa M. Chan | Sep 16, 2012
While China continues to recover from a year of natural disasters, such as a fatal dam breach and a deadly earthquake, NPR reports that a super typhoon, Sanba, is heading for China and other parts of Asia: It’s had top...
Read MoreChina Says South Sudan Oil May Flow
by Melissa M. Chan | Sep 16, 2012
As China and South Sudan work to rebuild the latter’s infrastructure through a $2.5 Billion grant to build new universities, China’s Africa envoy, Zhong Jianhua, says South Sudan’s oil may flow by November. This claim comes...
Read MoreAnti-Japan Protests Escalate, Turn Violent
by Sophie Beach | Sep 16, 2012
On Sunday protests against Japan in dozens of Chinese cities entered the second day and were marked by violence with many participants calling for war. Protesters have taken to the streets to condemn the Japanese...
Read MoreMinistry of Truth: Anti-Japan Protests
by Anne Henochowicz | Sep 15, 2012
The following example of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by...
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