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As we get ready to welcome 2015, we reflect back on the year past by revisiting our most popular posts of 2014. Five of the top 10 posts were Directives from the Ministry of Truth<\/a>, while the others reflect both some of the hottest news stories of the year as well as popular content from years past, including a 2009 New York Times story about the Tank Man of Tiananmen Square that has been a top ten favorite on CDT for four years running. In 2014, we also published two new eBooks <\/a>and launched our free iOS app<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thank you all for your continued support of CDT and we look forward to seeing what China has in store for us in 2015. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n


\nTop Ten Posts on CDT in 2014:<\/strong>
\n10. Minitrue: China Ranks 175th in Press Freedom Index<\/a>, February 12, 2014
\n9. Minitrue: Crimea Votes to Join Russia, March 17, 2014
\n<\/a>8. Minitrue: Chow Yun-fat Banned from Mainland<\/a>, October 28, 2014
\n7. Behind the Scenes: Tank Man of Tiananmen<\/a>, June 3, 2009
\n6. Is Cantonese a Dialect or a Language?<\/a>, February 18, 2014
\n5. Word of the Week: Monkey-snake<\/a>, November 13, 2013
\n4. CDT Bookshelf: Interview with Tom Carter<\/a>, February 13, 2014
\n3. Video: China Sex Workers \u2013 Current.com<\/a>, November 16, 2007
\n2. Minitrue: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370<\/a>, March 9, 2014
\n1. Minitrue: Delete Harmful Information on Hong Kong<\/a>, September 28, 2014<\/p>\n

Compare with top ten lists from 2011<\/a>, 2012<\/a>, and 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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