The closure of the blockbuster Avatar, which has been replaced in Chinese cinemas with the epic Confucius, has generated much discussion of the possible reasons for the decision. From the Wall Street Journal: Ever since the...
Read MoreThe New York Times has more on the removal of Avatar from theaters in China: The film, which can be viewed in standard format or in 3-D, will be yanked from theaters without 3-D technology in order to make way for a domestically...
Read MoreOn the eve of President Obama’s arrival in Shanghai, there is much analysis of the U.S.-China relationship in the world press, with a general focus on America’s growing reliance on China. From The Guardian: The US...
Read MoreThe New York Times interviews documentary filmmaker Zhao Dayong about his new movie Ghost Town and the state of documentary making in China today: The Chinese government has decreed that all films must be approved by government...
Read MoreChina is appealing the WTO ruling against China’s limitations on the importation of foreign cultural products such as movies, books, and music. From AP: The World Trade Organization announced the appeal in a statement to...
Read MoreDespite the blocking of Twitter, there are still a significant number of Chinese Twitterers who are both outspoken and informative. Here are some of examples of such tweets, translated by CDT. These tweets were all published in...
Read MoreIn the latest example of the Chinese government trying (and sometimes succeeding) in imposing censorship over cultural events overseas, the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has rescheduled a showing of The Ten Conditions of Love, a...
Read MoreThe Chinese government has responded to the WTO ruling against limitations on imports of foreign movies, books and music. From the Financial Times: China on Thursday said it would consider launching an appeal against a World...
Read MoreChina Green, a multimedia venture of the Asia Society that focuses on China’s environmental challenges, has posted a new video about Guanzhou Island, off of Guangzhou: Guanzhou Modernized explores the development of...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal’s China Journal blog has translated some netizens’ reactions to the new film “Nanking! Nanking!”: The film has provoked intense reactions from the audience, and China’s Internet...
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