Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, November-December 2022: “Zero-COVID is Over, but I’m Afraid to Go Out.”
Nearly three years after whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s death from COVID-19, the “Wailing Wall” that emerged in the comments section under his last Weibo post continues to serve as a repository for the hopes, dreams, worries,...
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Xi Maintains Close Ties with Russia as War in Ukraine Enters a New Year
As Russia’s war against Ukraine spills into 2023, China continues its policy of “pro-Russian neutrality”—a balancing act that affords China enough diplomatic and economic cover to tacitly support Russian aggression, but not so...
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CDT Editors’ Picks: The Best of 2022
2022 was an extraordinary year in China, and our editors’ “best of” picks from CDT and other media outlets reflect the many dramatic events that shaped people’s lives. It was the third and apparently final year of China’s...
Read MoreMinitrue: Publishing Articles on “Pandemic-fighting Spirit” is Prohibited
The following censorship instructions have been leaked and distributed online. 9:23 P.M. [Notice from the Science and Technology Department] All Teachers: In response to the directive from the Provincial Party Committee...
Read MoreChina To Open Its Borders, Marking End of Zero-COVID Isolation
China will drop quarantine requirements for international travelers starting January 8, 2023. The government also announced a host of other travel-easing measures. The changes effectively end China’s three-year period of...
Read MoreInterview: Joshua Kurlantzick on Beijing’s Global Media Offensive
Surveys have shown that Xi Jinping’s hardline foreign policy is increasingly unpopular abroad. Given the CCP’s mixed success using soft power to repair China’s image, party propagandists have increasingly resorted to sharper...
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The Clash of the 2022 Year-End Retrospectives
Recent year-end retrospectives and New Year’s messages published by various Chinese media outlets—including People’s Daily, Xinhua, Southern Weekly, and NetEase News—have offered vastly different interpretations of 2022, the...
Read MoreMinitrue: Guidelines and Requirements for Reporting on Pandemic Prevention and Control Measures
The following censorship instructions have been leaked and distributed online. Confidential★One Year Guidelines and Requirements for Reporting on Pandemic Prevention and Control Measures (13) (December 24, 2022) All media should...
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Voices of Protest: “If Not for the People, Where Would You Be?”
“Voices of Protest” is a special edition of CDT’s monthly “Voices of…” video series. This 15-minute video is a compilation of video footage, images, and audio from the large, spontaneous public protests that broke out in a...
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