Soviet Jokes on Epidemic Prevention with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
A collection of 40 jokes about China’s “zero-COVID policy” and its enforcers was posted by @丁逸峰 on Zhihu, the popular Chinese question-and-answer site. Many are styled in the grand tradition of “Soviet Jokes,” which have, at...
Read MoreBiden Warns Xi Against Support for Russia; China Sends Mixed Messages
On March 18, President Joe Biden spoke for almost two hours with President Xi Jinping in the leaders’ first virtual meeting since November. The call addressed the Sino-US relationship and, most prominently, China’s stance toward...
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Interview: Laura Murphy on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
Evidence of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang has significantly increased over the past five years. As documented by researchers and human rights groups, the Chinese government has subjected...
Read MoreFour Censored Essays On Ukraine Crisis
CDT Chinese has recently archived and republished four essays, censored in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, that reveal the topics that Chinese authorities perceive to be sensitive. Two of the essays deal with the...
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Minitrue: Four Leaked CAC Censorship Directives on Ukraine, Beijing Olympic Budget, and Ban of Russian and Belarusian Paralympians
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Date: March 3, 2022 Content: Implement the March 1, 2022 directive and give feedback at 22:00 as...
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China Battles Largest COVID Outbreak Since Wuhan in 2020
Over 50 million people are under some form of lockdown across China as the country struggles with its single biggest coronavirus outbreak since Wuhan in 2020. All of Jilin Province has been put under lockdown, as have the cities...
Read MoreTranslation: International Women’s Day Banners and Artwork (3)
The third installation in CDT’s series of international Women’s Day protest art focuses on public banners and other artwork. Many of the banners come from college campuses, where some male students have invented a March 7...
Read MorePremier Li Keqiang Confirms He Will Step Down From Role At End of Term
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang quietly announced that he would step down from the premiership at the conclusion of his second term in March of 2023. His departure from the role is constitutionally mandated and does not preclude him...
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Translation: International Women’s Day Posters and Artwork (2)
The second in CDT’s series of International Women’s Day posters focuses on posters and artwork urging people to remember Xiaohuamei, the trafficked woman and mother of eight found shackled in a shed in Fengxian, Xuzhou, Jiangsu...
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