New Series: From the Censorship Vault
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the CDT series Directives from the Ministry of Truth (真理部指令). These instructions,...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Keep Everything from Everyone
Editor’s Note: From the Censorship Vault features previously untranslated censorship instructions from the archives of the CDT series Directives from the Ministry of Truth (真理部指令). These instructions,...
View ArticleMing Pao: Rules for Anti-Japan Protests
The Hong Kong paper Ming Pao reports on the ongoing anti-Japan demonstrations sweeping China: Strict Control Over Anti-Japanese Demonstrations: Public Employees Forbidden to Encourage or Take Part Ming...
View ArticleThe Creation Myth of Xi Jinping
At Foreign Policy, John Garnaut digs into the often vague history of China’s likely next president, Xi Jinping. If every modern president needs a creation myth, then Xi Jinping’s begins on the dusty...
View ArticleVisiting the Morecambe Bay Victims’ Families
Hsiao-Hung Pai recounts her visits to family members of the 23 Chinese migrants who drowned in Morecambe Bay in 2004. As well as their grief, many were left with heavy debts incurred to pay...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (5)
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...
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Thousands of Chinese Protest after Traffic Accident
According to reports, a traffic accident during a police chase in Fuan, Fujian, led to a riot by thousands of residents. AP reports: Residents said police were stopping cars and checking people for...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (25)
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...
View ArticleAll Eyes on New Guangdong Party Chief, Hu Chunhua
Among a slew of other new appointments this week, Xinhua reported that Hu Jintao protégé “Little Hu” Chunhua is to be the new Party chief of Guangdong province. His time at the helm of the economic...
View ArticleDiseased Pork Operation Busted in Fujian
Authorities in Fujian province have detained two men for allegedly processing and selling the carcasses of diseased pigs, according to the South China Morning Post: Police in Nanjing county, Zhangzhou,...
View ArticleAbducted 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...
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