Sensitive Words: Beijing Flood
As of July 26, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
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US Defends Value of Human Rights Dialogue
At a Wednesday briefing on this week’s two-day U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue in Washington, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner noted a number of cases raised during the talks, including Xinjiang and Tibet, and...
Read MoreChina Activist Gets Hard Labor Without Trial
Hunan activist Xiao Yong has been sentenced without trial to reform-through-labor after opposing government handling of fellow dissident Li Wangyang’s death. He had already earned frequent flyer membership in China’s police...
Read MoreYale-Peking University Program Cancelled
An exchange program between Yale and Peking University (Beida) is to be cancelled because of “lower than expected enrollment”, to which dissent among Yale faculty may have contributed. From Gavan Gideon at Yale News: In a...
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After Flood, Logic with Chinese Characteristics
While netizens focus on the floods in Beijing, the state-run media has pointedly avoided the...
Read MorePublic Anger Floods Beijing (Updated)
Last Saturday’s downpour engulfed Beijing in a serious flood, and the water-logged capital’s anxiety is surely mounting as more heavy rains are forecasted throughout the week. As the city deals with the aftermath of...
Read MoreSocial Media a Boon for Environmentalism in China?
After recent protests in Shifang highlighted the increasingly important role of social media in “mass incidents” in China, Greenpeace’s Monica Tan ponders what the web might mean for environmental activism....
Read MoreChina, US Push Cybersecurity Policies
After the State Council issued a new policy opinion on cybersecurity last week, and with the United States hoping to pass its own legislation on the issue, Adam Segal of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses the challenges...
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Word of the Week: Believe It or Not, I Do
Editor’s Note: The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a...
Read MoreBeijing Mayor Resigns Ahead of Planned Promotion
Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong and Vice Mayor Ji Lin have resigned. Wang Anshun, a Beijing Vice-Party Chief, will take over as acting mayor. The announcement was made at the end of the recent session of the Standing Committee of the...
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Sensitive Words: Beijing Mayor Resigns
As of July 25, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Read MoreGoing Viral on Chinese Social Media
An episode of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show Foreign Correspondent recently went viral on weibo, with 7.5 million clicks on a program about the “fu er dai” or rich second-generation. China correspondent...
Read MoreCancer-causing Toxin Found in Chinese Baby Formula
China’s scandal-ridden dairy industry is again the focus of public scrutiny. This time, aflatoxin, a cancer-causing element, was found in samples of Nanshan Bywise infant formula. From Reuters: Five batches of Nanshan Bywise...
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