Qian Gang, a former senior Chinese journalist and co-director of China Media Project of the Hong Kong University writes the following essay, translated by David Bandurski: I accept the argument for gradual political reform. The...
Read MoreFrom AP: Chinese authorities seized dozens of newsletters from a nonprofit group that fights discrimination against people with hepatitis B, a campaigner said Thursday, calling the move retribution for the group’s advocacy...
Read MoreJayshree Bajoria did the following interviews for the Council for Foreign Relations (the following quotes are excerpted): June 4, 1989 marks the anniversary of the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown on the largest...
Read MoreThis is the second part of Yu Jianrong’s talk. The first part was published on CDT yesterday. Dr. Yu Jianrong was born in 1962. He received a Ph.D. in Legal Studies from Huazhong Normal University in 2001. He currently...
Read MoreDuring Mother’s Day weekend on May 10th, a number of intellectuals in Beijing organized a seminar discussing 20 years of the democracy movement in China. The seminar started with a moment of silence, paying tribute to the...
Read MoreToday marks the 1st anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake. Netizens across the web have weighed in on this solemn day. The following is a brief selection from Chinese bloggers Chang Ping, Hecaitou, and Ai Weiwei. Excerpted and...
Read MoreIn a roundtable discussion at the University of California, Berkeley, on March 18th, participants presented their observations and shared their experiences relating to the rise of the Internet and its interplay with...
Read MoreIn a roundtable discussion at the University of California, Berkeley, on March 18th, participants presented their observations and shared their experiences relating to the rise of the Internet and its interplay with...
Read MoreOn April 15th, The Southern Metropolis News published an editorial. Artist and blogger Ai Weiwei reposted on his blog (roughly translated; original Chinese post follows): On April 13th, the State Department News Office published...
Read MoreHong Kong hosted a three day forum on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia where candidates urged other Asian countries to follow China’s example and decriminalize homosexuality. Beijing’s decision in 2001 had helped to...
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