Word of the Week: Rabble
Editor’s Note: The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a...
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Zhang Yimou’s China Rail Video Sparks Outcry
Filmmaker Zhang Yimou in recent years has moved away from making art house films to producing large-scale government-backed projects, including the 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony. One such project has been under scrutiny lately...
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Sensitive Words: Qidong, Brainwashing and More
As of July 31, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Read MoreQidong Paper Plant Resumes Production
The paper factory at the centre of violent protests in Jiangsu at the weekend resumed production on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press: Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Qidong dropped plans for a waste water...
Read MoreWhat Is China Doing in Africa?
As China’s booming foreign-direct-investment promotes stronger Sino-African linkages, the international media continues to focus on China’s exploitation of natural resources and huge financial aid to pariah regimes. In an...
Read MoreShaolin’s Shi Yongxin, Angel or Devil?
Abbot Shi Yongxin, who runs China’s famed Shaolin Temple, has been digging the pay dirt for the prestigious monastery for years. However, his operating ideology that made Shaolin thrive financially is sometimes condemned...
Read MoreOlympic Association Says Ye Shiwen is “Clean”
Following veiled accusations from U.S. swim coach John Leonard that Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen had used illicit performance-enhacing drugs to win her record-breaking gold medal on Saturday, many in the industry have risen to her...
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“Commitment Contract” for Xinjiang Muslims
The U.S. State Department’s 2011 International Religious Freedom Report, issued yesterday, reports...
Read MoreHexie Farm (蟹农场): The Great Wave Off Zhongnanhai
For his latest contribution to his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm finds inspiration in the wood-block print The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai. Responding both to the recent Beijing floods...
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Dark Find from Chongqing’s “Beat Black” Campaign
From Beijing to the counties, all levels of government in China include a politics and law...
Read MoreCCP Faces Challenges Ahead of Leadership Transition
With China’s top leadership gathering at the seaside resort of Beidaihe ahead of the 18th Party Congress, Christopher Johnson looks at the many complications behind the upcoming transition of power in the wake of the Bo...
Read MoreIs Kim Jong-Un Planning His First Trip to China?
While China’s relationship with North Korea seems to be improving due to the hiring of North Korean guest workers, there is speculation Kim Jong-Un is planning his first visit to China. The Wall Street Journal reports that...
Read MoreJ.Crew to Expand to Beijing, Hong Kong
Local and Western fashion companies continue to thrive in China, and J. Crew is trying to ride China’s fashion wave by opening its first store in Hong Kong, from Bloomberg Business Week: J.Crew Group Inc., the apparel...
Read MoreGu Kailai and the Rise of Elite Insecurity
Reaching back into the days of Mao, The Diplomat’s Minxin Pei ponders what the murder charges brought against Gu Kailai say about the political security of China’s top leaders: Some observers may object by saying...
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