Abducted Man Used Google Maps to Find Home
A Sichuan man who was abducted at the age of five and taken to Fujian province says he used Google Maps to figure out the location of his hometown, according to a Fujian news portal. From Amy Li of the...
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Sensitive: Wrongly Convicted Released in Fujian
Wu Changlong embraces his father. He was found innocent and released from prison after serving 12 years. (Wu Huaying) As of May 19, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including...
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Ministry of Truth: Crooks and Village Justice
A captive in Dongqiao, Fujian Province, May 11, 2013. The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Guangdong Propaganda...
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Ministry of Truth: Xiamen Bus Fire Claims 47 Lives
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Explosions were heard in this bus soon after it caught fire. (Xinhua)...
View ArticleXiamen’s Bus Arsonist: the Unlikely Martyr
At The Atlantic, Fei Wang describes the hard life of Chen Shuizong, the alleged arsonist in the Xiamen BRT bus fire that killed 47 people on June 7, who like suicide bomber Qian Mingqi two years ago...
View ArticleTen Killed, Five Missing After Typhoon Fitow Hits China
After Typhoon Fitow landed in southeastern China causing massive damage and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate their homes on Monday, Xinhua reports on the death count and destruction from the...
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Censorship Vault: Miswriting Xi Jinping’s Name
The following propaganda directive was first published by Reporters Without Borders. Xiamen Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department: The West Strait Morning Post miswrote Xi Jinping’s name....
View ArticleFujian Death Row Inmate in Hiding After Acquittal
The New York Times’ Chris Buckley reports on the acquittal and release of Nian Bin, who was sentenced to death in 2007 for killing two children. Mr. Nian maintained that he had confessed to the crime...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Death Row Inmate’s Acquittal?
In a commentary translated at Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, The Beijing News’ Zhu Changjun attacks the Fujian High Court’s efforts to put a positive spin on the acquittal of Nian Bin last August. Nian...
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Minitrue: Fujian PX Explosion
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Do...
View ArticleNGOs Face “Pounding” as Environment Test Case Proceeds
The Wall Street Journal’s Te-Ping Chen reports that a case over deforestation in Fujian is testing new rules governing public-interest lawsuits by environmental organizations: The case, brought by...
View ArticleFujian Governor Under Investigation
Su Shulin, governor of Fujian Province and a former top oil executive, has become the first acting governor to be placed under investigation during Xi Jinping’s ongoing crackdown on corruption. James...
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Minitrue: Positively Publicize Our Achievements in Fujian
The following censorship instructions, issued by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Changle District People’s Government Office [Fujian Province]: Recently, foreign...
View ArticleCensorship, Muted Media Coverage, and Public Speculation Follow Guangdong’s...
Last week’s collapse of a stretch of the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Guangdong province, after a period of heavy rains and extreme weather, killed at least 48 motorists and injured 30. Despite the high...
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Flood Relief Donations Plummet Due to Erosion of Public Trust in Local...
This summer’s heavy rainfall and flooding in southern China has prompted many local governments to solicit flood relief donations from the public, but public reaction has been notably cynical, even...
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