These are CDT editors’ selections of their favorite posts from CDT and elsewhere around the web over the course of 2023:<\/p>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>Translation: The Women of \u201cSalt Town,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> by Cindy Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Erasing Tibet: Chinese Boarding Schools and the Indoctrination of a Generation<\/strong><\/a> by Tenzin Dorjee and Gyal Lo, Foreign Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n
This article convincingly and clearly outlines the real damage that is being done to Tibetan children, their families, and their broader community through the use of colonial boarding schools, where children are forcibly separated from their families, their culture, their religion, and their language. This article, together with the groundbreaking <\/span>Tibet Action Institute report<\/span><\/a> on the schools, and other <\/span>important work by Dr. Gyal Lo<\/span><\/a>, has helped expose Beijing\u2019s efforts to eradicate Tibetan culture and identity through a policy of forced assimilation and Sinicization that has affected all ethnic minorities in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>CDT Chinese YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
In 2023, <\/span>CDT’s Chinese-language YouTube channel<\/span><\/a> produced 529 videos, garnering a total of 2,214,602 views, and nearly 50,000 regular subscribers. Our channel’s featured content includes "Voices of [the month]," the "404" Deleted Content Archive, the CDT Encyclopedia, and the CDT Weekly Report, as well as many videos featuring text and image content compiled from the CDT Chinese website.\u00a0 We also produce <\/span>videos about the vast amount of censored content that CDT has archived<\/span><\/a>\u2014content that has been censored or blocked by the CCP and\/or platform censors. In late 2023, CDT Chinese produced videos for <\/span>seven special year-end features<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>Voices of 2023<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>2023 Sensitive Words<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>2023 People of the Year<\/span><\/a>, and many more), as well as a <\/span>series of videos<\/span><\/a> for the <\/span>Chinese-language version of the China Digital Times Lexicon, 20th Anniversary Edition<\/span><\/a>. In 2024, the CDT Chinese YouTube channel will be experimenting with new video formats to better archive content and information that is being censored on the Chinese internet, and to more thoroughly document the efforts of Chinese netizens to combat such censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Toronto Fang Lian\u2019s YouTube channel (@Torontobigface)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>China Mobilizes Brics Media in Praise of Xi<\/strong><\/a>, by Arthur Kaufman<\/strong><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>A Spark Extinguished<\/strong><\/a>, by Ian Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n
A book excerpt is a perhaps dubious choice for a favorite article of the year but \u2026 for Ian Johnson I make an exception. His latest work Sparks is a deeply sensitive and intimate portrait of all the writers, thinkers, historians, journalists\u2014people\u2014that have maintained their convictions in the most hostile of environments. This excerpt is a stirring and awe-inspiring profile of Zhang Chunyuan, the founder of the underground dissident publication Spark. I\u2019ll leave the story to Johnson. But know this, those \u201csparks\u201d continue to this day. We at CDT do our best to cover them as they arise, but it takes a community. With Sparks, Johnson has done an invaluable service to us all.
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>On a less somber note, enjoy my personal most-joyful online moment of 2023: an impromptu underground sing-and-dance-along in the Guiyang subway. It\u2019s tempting to assign an air of subversiveness to these partying youth, but I prefer to simply enjoy it as it is\u2014a sweet reminder of the freeing joy of music:
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v5M2TuUGoLE<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
CDT Pick (single post): <\/strong>Shanghai Halloween Costumes Raise Specter of Censorship<\/strong><\/a>, by Alexander Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n
This post about the exuberant 2023 Halloween celebrations in Shanghai\u2014the first since the lifting of China\u2019s stringent \u201czero-COVID\u201d policy\u2014is punctuated with photos, videos, and translations of satirical essays and amusing comments from Chinese social media. For the costumed revelers, Shanghai\u2019s Halloween festivities were a chance to let loose and have some fun, while also processing some still-painful memories\u2014Shanghai\u2019s months-long 2022 lockdown (which inspired the \u201c<\/span>Voices of April<\/span><\/a>\u201d viral video), and the <\/span>2022 White Paper Protests<\/span><\/a>, in which thousands took to the streets across China (most famously, on <\/span>Shanghai\u2019s Urumqi Middle Road) <\/span>to protest repression, censorship, and heavy-handed pandemic lockdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n
CDT Pick (interview series): <\/strong>CDT 2023 Interview Series About Tibet<\/strong><\/a>, by Sophie Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n
CDT\u2019s 2023 series of interviews with key Tibetan scholars and activists explores current conditions in Tibet, as well as efforts to protect and preserve Tibetan identity and cultural heritage amid policies focused on the Sinicization and securitization of the region. The series includes <\/span>Lobsang Yangtso<\/span><\/a> on Tibet’s environmental crisis, <\/span>Lhadon Tethong<\/span><\/a> on Tibet\u2019s colonial boarding schools, <\/span>Tenzin Norgay<\/span><\/a> on the state of surveillance and propaganda in Tibet today, and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Lao Gao and I<\/strong><\/a>, by Li Tingting<\/strong><\/p>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>China Digital Times Lexicon, Chinese-language Version (20th Anniversary Edition)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
From \u201cThe Expanding \u2018Coral Reef\u2019 of Chinese Digital Resistance,\u201d Xiao Qiang\u2019s introduction to the project (also included in the English-language ebook \u201cChina Digital Times Lexicon: 20th Anniversary Edition<\/a>\u201d):<\/span><\/p>\n
External Pick: \u201c<\/strong>Spark<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d by Jiang Xue<\/strong><\/p>\n
From a New York Times essay by Ian Johnson<\/strong><\/a> on Jiang Xue\u2019s story about a 1959 samizdat journal:<\/span><\/p>\n
Written in the first person, the article is only partly about the past. At its heart, it is Jiang Xue\u2019s own discovery of a forgotten chapter of her hometown\u2019s history. In a series of vignettes, she takes us on visits with the survivors whose efforts produced Spark. In their own words, they take us back to the era of the Great Famine, and describe their efforts today to fight against official disremembering. <\/span>Talking to one of the students,<\/span><\/a> now in his 80s, Jiang Xue asks how often he thinks of his classmates.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cVery often.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cYou think of their voice and their smile,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cThe way they were when they were young.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I will never forget them, until the day that I disappear from this earth I won\u2019t forget them. Because these people, they were all extremely kindhearted. They were sublime. So we should remember them. I wish that this country could draw on its historical tragedies and not repeat them. We should draw on these lessons. I hope that young people can develop a sense of justice and carry forward the virtue of having a sense of justice. People should dare to act, but not make unnecessary sacrifices.\u201d [<\/span>Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Arthur Kaufman<\/span><\/h2>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>\u201cCore Social Values\u201d Counter-graffiti from London\u2019s Brick Lane Censored on Weibo<\/strong><\/a>, by Alexander Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Under the Mulberry Tree: A Contemporary Uyghur Anthology, Volume 1 (May 2023)<\/strong><\/a>, by Munawwar Abdulla, Sonya Imin, Maidina Kadeer, and Emily Zinkin<\/strong><\/p>\n
This beautiful anthology combines short stories, personal essays, poetry, painting, photography, and other visual arts to amplify Uyghur voices in the diaspora. It touches on themes of memory and displacement to illustrate the complexities of contemporary Uyghur identity across generations and continents. What is particularly important about this anthology\u2014as well as groups like the <\/span>Uyghur Collective<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>Tarim Network<\/span><\/a>, where it was conceived\u2014is its insistence on sharing experiences of Uyghur life beyond the ongoing genocide and the colonial gaze through which they are too often depicted.<\/span><\/p>\n
Ryan<\/span><\/h2>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>The contradictions within China’s economy and society are nearing a critical threshold<\/strong><\/a>, by Wu Jinglian<\/strong><\/p>\n
An interview with the renowned Chinese economist Wu Jinglian by Caijing Magazine in September 2012 went viral on the Chinese internet in December 2023\u2014but was quickly censored. However, China Digital Times had archived this article <\/span>as early as 2012<\/span><\/a>, and re-archived <\/span>the viral version<\/span><\/a> at the end of 2023. In the interview, Wu Jinglian pointed out, "The right path for China to overcome social ills and avoid historical tragedies lies in fully establishing and improving the market economy system. This means eliminating interference from special interests, advancing market-oriented economic reforms, and legal and democratic political reforms, eradicating the foundation of crony capitalism, and ensuring that the exercise of public power is constrained by the constitution and law and subject to public oversight. There is no other way." Looking back at this article 11 years later, amidst a severe crisis in China’s economy, it is a poignant reminder and also reinforces the significance of our work.<\/span><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Bumingbai Podcast<\/strong><\/a>, by Yuan Li and her friends<\/strong><\/p>\n
The most memorable episode of 2023 for me was when <\/span>Yuan Li interviewed Ms. Bei<\/span><\/a>, the wife of legendary blogger "<\/span>program-think<\/span><\/a>" (\u7f16\u7a0b\u968f\u60f3, bi\u0101nch\u00e9ng su\u00edxi\u01ceng, whose real name is \u962e\u6653\u5bf0 Ru\u01cen Xi\u01ceohu\u00e1n). In the episode, she shared the experience of Ruan’s arrest, his emotional journey, and their love story, bringing to life a vivid and rich portrayal of "program-think." <\/span>Ms. Bei<\/span><\/a> has exceptional storytelling skills, making the podcast feel like a movie. The narrative was so engaging and moving that it left a profound impact on the listeners.<\/span><\/p>\n
Samuel Wade<\/span><\/h2>\n
China coverage has tended to "zoom out" over time, with the sheer scale and gravity of topics like mass detentions in Xinjiang or globe-spanning political tensions pulling resources and focus away from individual stories. That’s understandable and often appropriate, but the pieces that stuck with me most last year were human-sized accounts linking big macro-themes with individual experience.<\/span><\/p>\n
CDT Pick: <\/strong>Translation: Sharp Eyes\u2014A Year In Rural Surveillance<\/strong><\/a>, by Pang Li (translated by Alex Yu, Little Bluegill, and Cindy Carter)<\/strong><\/p>\n
External Pick: <\/strong>Bad Witness: What I Didn’t Say About Reporting on Chinese Christians in Kenya<\/strong><\/a>, by April Zhu<\/strong><\/p>\n
Early in her career, Nairobi-based April Zhu set out to explore human stories underlying the big themes of infrastructure, investment, and influence that tend to dominate views of China’s relationship with Africa. In this essay for Off Assignment, she explains how this went awry: "I ultimately decided to write my piece about Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses who were learning Mandarin to minister to the Chinese diaspora in Kenya \u2026 I cannot explain why I am writing this in any other way except that it feels like penance." Zhu also discusses a <\/span>more successful article published in Kenyan outlet The Elephant<\/span><\/a> in 2020: her highly personal account of racial suspicion in Nairobi early in the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n
Xiao Qiang<\/span><\/h2>\n
Picks from CDT Chinese:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
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- [For the Record] Xiaomi Patriotic AI Suffers an Attack of \u201cParty-itis\u201d and Repeatedly Claims That \u201cChina Is a Democratic Country\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (<\/strong>English coverage<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n
- [Netizen Voices] Far, Far Ahead! This Is Indeed \u201cWhole-Process Virtual Democracy\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (<\/strong>English coverage<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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