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Berkeley-based bilingual site posting news and translations about China, with an emphasis on human rights and freedom of expression. Not state media.

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2024-11-14 20:16:06

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From Li Wei’ao, award-winning investigative journalist and chief correspondent for the Economic Observer: "Of the 54 articles [I published this year], eight later 'disappeared' after surviving online for five or six days at the most, and a scant 40 minutes at the least."

2024-11-14 20:16:06

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2024-11-14 20:15:47

Translation: Essays by Two Reporters on the Rewards and Pitfalls of Investigative Journalism in China
Thoughts from a young journalist: "I have to keep on surviving—so that I can outlive a few old men, until their generation finally dies out. Even if the world doesn’t change, I want to stick around to see what happens."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/translation-essays-by-two-reporters-on-the-rewards-and-pitfalls-of-investigative-journalism-in-china/

2024-11-14 20:15:47

2024-11-14 07:04:03

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"In contrast with the propagandistic, cookie-cutter headlines topping the list of winners, the full list reveals a number of more interesting headlines and in-depth reporting on topics including crime, corruption, economic inequality, natural disasters, local news, and human interest stories."

2024-11-14 07:03:45

Translation: Anodyne Winners of 34th China Journalism Awards Prompt Declaration That “News is Dead”
One of the award-winning headlines: “Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, PRC CMC chairman” (Xinhua News Agency, category: news)
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/translation-anodyne-winners-of-34th-china-news-awards-prompt-declaration-that-news-is-dead/

2024-11-14 06:28:24

Word of the Week: "Xianzhong," The Ming Rebel Cited as Emblem of Modern Massacres
"He felt keenly that there was nothing left for him on this earth except to destroy what remained for others." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/word-of-the-week-xianzhong-the-ming-rebel-inspiring-massacres/

2024-11-14 05:37:00

Photo: 看报纸, by Jim Ji
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/photo-%e7%9c%8b%e6%8a%a5%e7%ba%b8-by-jim-ji/
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2024-11-14 00:08:05

Nationalist Sima Nan Banned From Weibo; Hu Xijin Returns https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/nationalist-sima-nan-banned-from-weibo-hu-xijin-returns/

2024-11-08 21:54:28

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/weibo-manosphere-chinese-nationalists-celebrate-trumps-victory/
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2024-11-08 21:00:29

Translation: Two Essays Explore What Trump 2.0 Means for China-U.S. Relations https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/translation-two-essays-explore-what-trump-2-0-means-for-china-u-s-relations/

2024-11-08 03:14:58

Photo: Daming Palace, by Xiquinho Silva
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/photo-daming-palace-by-xiquinho-silva/
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2024-11-08 02:20:50

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Dialogue from the (now-deleted) video: "The app will screenshot and record evidence, and then share it with law enforcement agencies." "Technology is the new black magic: it leaves criminals with nowhere to hide."

2024-11-08 02:20:34

City in Xinjiang Deletes Video Boasting That WeChat Records User Activity For Law Enforcement
"The short video skit warned against sharing pornography and engaging in other unspecified 'illegal activity' on WeChat."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/city-in-xinjiang-deletes-video-boasting-that-wechat-records-user-activity-for-law-enforcement/

2024-11-08 00:19:30

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"[Parts of] China’s online 'manosphere' celebrated Trump’s victory as a strike against Chinese feminists. One Chinese man wrote, 'If Auntie Haha had won, China’s feminazis would’ve gotten even crazier.'”

2024-11-08 00:19:11

Weibo "Manosphere," Chinese Nationalists Celebrate Trump's Victory
"To many on Weibo, the election was little more than an opportunity to post memes about the battle between the 'Know-it-all King' (懂王, dǒngwáng) and 'Auntie Haha' (哈哈姐, hāhājiě)."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/weibo-manosphere-chinese-nationalists-celebrate-trumps-victory/

2024-11-06 05:32:26

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And see CDT's wide-ranging 2022 interview with Jeremy Wallace on his book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/12/interview-jeremy-wallace-on-the-chinese-states-limited-quantified-vision/

2024-11-06 05:27:55

Photo: Colors of autumn, by QuantFoto
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/photo-colors-of-autumn-by-quantfoto/
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2024-11-06 03:43:01

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https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/08/word-of-the-week-garbage-time-of-history-%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E7%9A%84%E5%9E%83%E5%9C%BE%E6%97%B6%E9%97%B4-lishi-de-laji-shijian/

2024-11-06 03:41:22

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China Heritage features "Word of the Week: Garbage Time of History (历史的垃圾时间, lìshǐ de lājī shíjiān)", by CDT's Alexander Boyd

2024-11-06 03:41:01

China Heritage – Waiting for the Barbarians in a Garbage Time of History
https://chinaheritage.net/journal/waiting-for-the-barbarians-in-a-garbage-time-of-history/

2024-11-06 03:36:15

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CDT's archive of translated censorship directives:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/directives-from-the-ministry-of-truth/

2024-11-06 03:35:58

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"Those traces [of censorship] can be flipped by researchers to highlight precisely what censors attempted to hide. China Digital Times has a long-running feature, Ministry of Truth, documenting items that the censorious authorities wish to send into the memory hole."

2024-11-06 03:35:26

Foreign Policy – How Do We Know What’s Happening in China?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/04/china-research-data-statistics-censorship-ccp-xi-jinping/

2024-11-06 02:13:10

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"The dissemination is called 'platform jump,' when English misinformation is translated into Chinese and then shared on platforms with a higher concentration of Chinese-Americans."

2024-11-06 02:12:52

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"In the year leading up to July, 228 major pieces of disinformation were targeted at Chinese-speaking users in a similar manner, garnering more than 4m views, a report from Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) found. And there has been a recent surge of anti-Harris misinformation."

2024-11-06 02:12:19

Chinese Perspectives on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
"The election was also a trending topic on Chinese social media, with the main hashtag attracting 150 million views on Weibo and 250,000 interactions as of Tuesday evening."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/chinese-perspectives-on-the-2024-u-s-presidential-election/

2024-11-05 06:31:12

Marriage Registrations Fall and Women Shun Motherhood https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/marriage-registrations-fall-and-women-shun-motherhood/

2024-11-02 03:12:53

Fears Rise for Health of Pioneering Lawyer Xu Zhiyong, Nearly One Month Into His Hunger Strike to Protest Mistreatment in Prison https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/fears-rise-for-health-of-pioneering-lawyer-xu-zhiyong-nearly-one-month-into-his-hunger-strike-to-protest-mistreatment-in-prison/

2024-11-02 03:12:48

Censors and Sensibility: How China's Internet Auditors Feel About Their Work https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/censors-and-sensibility-how-chinas-internet-auditors-feel-about-their-work/

2024-11-02 01:11:45

Photo: Shanghai Old Street, by Dr. Alexey Yakovlev
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/photo-shanghai-old-street-by-dr-alexey-yakovlev/
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2024-11-02 00:49:24

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/censors-authorities-spooked-by-halloween-celebrations/
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2024-11-02 00:37:38

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"Numerous commentators on the issue have noted the growing danger to ethnic Chinese communities of being caught in the crossfire between PRC influence operations and other governments’ variable efforts to combat such operations."

2024-11-02 00:37:23

PRC's New York Consulate Under Scrutiny Over Influence Efforts
“Through these pop-up events, PRC diplomats are leveraging an asymmetric advantage, exploiting open societies and vulnerabilities inherent in liberal democratic systems."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/11/prcs-new-york-consulate-under-scrutiny-over-influence-efforts/

2024-11-01 03:34:48

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A sign in Shanghai cautioned revelers:
“Make jokes, but don’t overdo it.
If you cross the line, you’ll be taken away.
Costume with caution, and keep it simple.”

2024-11-01 03:34:29

Censors, Authorities Spooked by Halloween Celebrations
"In Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Wuhan, Halloween [was] marred by strict police curfews, the detention of costume-clad partygoers, and bans on organized festivities."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/censors-authorities-spooked-by-halloween-celebrations/

2024-11-01 01:28:00

China Tightens Grip on Critical Minerals
"As of Oct. 1, exporters must provide [Chinese] authorities with detailed, step-by-step tracings of how shipments of rare earth metals are used in Western supply chains. That has given Beijing greater authority over which overseas companies receive scarce supplies."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/china-tightens-grip-on-critical-minerals/

2024-10-31 06:09:58

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"It is important to note that many segments of China’s population—notably, unmarried women, LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, and single parents—will be shut out from most of these programs and incentives. Same-sex marriage remains illegal in China, surrogacy is a legal gray area, and single women and queer couples are routinely denied access to assisted reproductive technologies, such as IVF or freezing one’s eggs."

2024-10-31 06:06:17

Muted Public Response to State Council’s New Slate of Policies to Promote Parenthood
"People are well aware of whether a society is truly friendly to women and children, or treats women as reproductive resources and children as demographic dividends." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/muted-public-response-to-state-councils-new-slate-of-policies-to-promote-parenthood/

2024-10-31 01:29:00

Back from BRICS Summit, Brazil Bucks Belt and Road Initiative https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/back-from-brics-summit-brazil-bucks-belt-and-road-initiative/

2024-10-31 01:27:30

China’s Global Fishing Fleet Intrudes on Distant Waters https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/chinas-global-fishing-fleet-intrudes-on-distant-waters/

2024-10-25 02:14:54

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/responding-to-government-censors-crackdown-on-online-slang-and-memes-chinese-internet-users-protest-we-want-to-speak-properly-but-you-wont-let-us/
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2024-10-24 23:18:21

China and India Find Common Ground on Border Dispute
“There are many other issues of de-induction and de-mobilization of troops on both sides; infrastructure that has been built, etc. These issues will take time.”
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/china-and-india-find-common-ground-on-border-dispute/

2024-10-24 04:52:24

Local Officials Call Women to Ask: "Are You Pregnant?" "Now that they want to raise the birthrate, they’re again resorting to pressure and coercion." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/local-officials-call-women-to-ask-are-you-pregnant/

2024-10-23 07:00:20

Explosion at Chinese Consulate in Myanmar Follows Beijing’s Growing Acceptance of Junta https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/explosion-at-chinese-consulate-in-myanmar-follows-beijings-growing-acceptance-of-junta/

2024-10-23 07:00:20

2024-10-22 03:49:56

Photo: Untitled (Yinchuan, Ningxia), by Daniel Taka
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-untitled-yinchuan-ningxia-by-daniel-taka/
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2024-10-21 23:25:55

Israel Scrutinizes China’s Position Amid Regional War
"Polls show that a majority of the [Israeli] public considers China to be unfriendly or hostile towards Israel, with a third of respondents reporting a negative change in their perception since last October."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/israel-scrutinizes-chinas-position-amid-regional-war/

2024-10-21 22:16:12

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More Weibo comments:
"Those words were invented to avoid using censored words."
"Why don’t you first make the various platform censors’ lists of blocked words public?"
"You don’t want to hear meaningful online speech."

2024-10-21 22:15:52

Responding to Government Censors’ Crackdown on Online Slang and Memes, Chinese Internet Users Protest, “We Want to Speak Properly, but You Won’t Let Us!”
"Weibo users noted the irony of censoring comments about censoring slang that itself arose as a response to online censorship."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/responding-to-government-censors-crackdown-on-online-slang-and-memes-chinese-internet-users-protest-we-want-to-speak-properly-but-you-wont-let-us/

2024-10-19 04:20:23

Photo: Xiamen University, by Xiquinho Silva
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-xiamen-university-by-xiquinho-silva/
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2024-10-19 03:50:17

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/interview-with-gen-z-chinese-censor-june-4-is-internet-folk-festival/
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2024-10-19 00:08:57

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"As June 4 approaches, we even have to pull overtime just to handle all the work … Usually, it’s 'Let them post first; we’ll censor later.' But around sensitive dates it’s 'Censor first.'"
"What is the process for shutting down accounts?"
"There is no process. If I feel that an account has published something problematic, I can just shut it down …."
"… There’s no further review or evaluation required?"
"Nope …."

2024-10-18 23:45:35

Interview with Gen Z Chinese Censor: June 4 is Internet "Folk Festival."
"I reject moral judgements about my job … The question ought to be: Who created the position of censor?" https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/interview-with-gen-z-chinese-censor-june-4-is-internet-folk-festival/

2024-10-18 23:45:23

Life and Media Under the Taliban: A View from China https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/life-and-media-under-the-taliban-a-view-from-china/

2024-10-17 05:16:54

Photo: Songjiang Tram, Shanghai, by emperornie
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-songjiang-tram-shanghai-by-emperornie/
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2024-10-16 21:39:30

Reports Document Chinese Border Intrusions In Bhutan, Nepal https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/reports-document-chinese-border-intrusions-in-bhutan-nepal/

2024-10-16 21:39:10

Chinese Projects in Peru Fuel Tensions with Local Residents https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/chinese-projects-in-peru-fuel-tensions-with-local-residents/

2024-10-15 23:23:32

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"None of the corruption cases publicly reveal what reading materials the fallen cadres had accessed. But a list of banned titles published by China Digital Times offers some possibilities. The list includes writings on Chinese politics and history, including the Tiananmen Square massacre and the disastrous Mao-era policies that saw millions die from famine, violence, and political purges. There are books scrutinising the modern CCP’s politics and power ..."

2024-10-15 23:22:27

Guardian – China cracks down on Communist party officials for reading banned books
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/12/china-communist-party-banned-books-rules-xi-jinping

2024-10-15 23:14:12

NYT – Killing of Japanese Boy Leaves Chinese Asking: Is This My Country?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/business/japanese-boy-stabbing-china.html

2024-10-15 23:07:29

China Brief – Xi Jinping’s Quantitative Easing Unlikely to Save Economy
https://jamestown.org/program/xi-jinpings-quantitative-easing-unlikely-to-save-economy/

2024-10-11 23:48:51

ASEAN Summit Reveals Divisions on Regional Conflict Management https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/asean-summit-reveals-divisions-on-regional-conflict-management/

2024-10-11 23:18:10

Photo: Returning home, by Gauthier DELECROIX
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-returning-home-by-gauthier-delecroix/
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2024-10-11 22:24:23

Translation: In Open Letter to Xi Jinping, Ren Xinyi Pleads for Medical Parole for Her Father, Ren Zhiqiang. "I am willing to promise that my father will never issue any statements or engage in any public speech after he goes abroad for treatment." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/translation-in-open-letter-to-xi-jinping-ren-xinyi-pleads-for-medical-parole-for-her-father-ren-zhiqiang/

2024-10-11 20:45:10

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/translation-after-guangzhou-school-stabbing-censorship-wont-make-us-feel-safe/
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2024-10-11 20:14:45

Translation: After Guangzhou School Stabbing, “Censorship Won't Make Us Feel Safe”: "How do we attain a sense of safety and security? We can’t do it by plugging our ears and deceiving ourselves … A safe society is built on trust, and depends on people seeing and helping each other." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/translation-after-guangzhou-school-stabbing-censorship-wont-make-us-feel-safe/

2024-10-11 18:42:39

China Treads Cautiously on Expanding Trade and Investment With the Taliban
“China has not yet made any particular commitments [with regard to the Wakhan Corridor road], because of the security threats and political instability in the region.”
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/china-treads-cautiously-on-expanding-trade-and-investment-with-the-taliban/

2024-10-11 17:02:00

Passport Restrictions on Public Employees, and China's "New Cultural Emigres"
"[R]estrictions on international travel have been greatly expanded from last year to include rank-and-file employees of schools, universities, local governments and state-owned groups."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/passport-restrictions-on-public-employees-and-chinas-new-cultural-emigres/

2024-10-11 04:27:21

Photo: It was a reservoir, by faungg's photos
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-it-was-a-reservoir-by-faunggs-photos/
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2024-10-11 02:28:40

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"Mr Kovrig hopes that by refusing to confess and by making his court statement for the record, he left a trace of his resistance for posterity. 'It’s a bureaucratic authoritarian system [....] They’re going to file this away somewhere. One day somebody will know.'"

2024-10-11 02:28:23

Michael Kovrig Describes "Psychological Torture" During 1,019-Day Detention
“The [U.N.] standard is no more than 15 days in solitary confinement. [...] I was there for nearly six months.”
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/michael-kovrig-describes-psychological-torture-during-1019-day-detention/

2024-10-09 03:18:58

Photo: Untitled (Miyun, Beijing), by Bernhard Huber
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-untitled-miyun-beijing-by-bernhard-huber/
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2024-10-09 02:45:52

Another Militant Attack in Pakistan Kills Chinese Citizens, Imperils Chinese Investments
"The latest attack was a security failure and [...] all senior staff responsible for Chinese security in Karachi [have] been removed from service.”
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/another-militant-attack-in-pakistan-kills-chinese-citizens-imperils-chinese-investments/

2024-10-08 06:23:41

Censors Delete Claim That China's Bad Economy Is Packing Jails https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/censors-delete-claim-that-chinas-bad-economy-is-packing-jails/

2024-10-03 05:30:22

Photo: Untitled, b cheng
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/photo-untitled-by-b-cheng/
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2024-10-02 23:45:43

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"The revised Chinese Communist Party Regulations on Disciplinary Actions, which took effect at the start of this year, strengthen the CCP’s ability to punish members who read, browse, or listen to politically problematic materials, or who publish content that undermines Party unity or calls into question Party orthodoxy."

2024-10-02 23:45:20

Heilongjiang Cadre Expelled from Party for Reading Forbidden Publications
"In recent years, dozens of lower-level officials have also been accused of privately reading or [possessing] politically problematic books."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/heilongjiang-cadre-expelled-from-party-for-reading-forbidden-publications/

2024-10-02 16:56:39

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https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/death-of-red-guard-bete-noir-of-cultural-revolution-sparks-reflection-on-weibo/

2024-10-02 16:56:24

NYT – Song Binbin, Poster Woman for Mao’s Bloody Revolution, Dies at 77
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/world/asia/song-binbin-dead.html

2024-10-02 16:52:12

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https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/french-museums-waver-between-tibet-and-xizang-amid-uproar-over-chinese-influence/

2024-10-02 16:51:48

Franceinfo – Musées français : quand la Chine réécrit l’Histoire
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/video-musees-francais-quand-la-chine-reecrit-l-histoire_6805315.html

2024-10-01 23:10:27

Xi'an Woman Arrested For Posting Video of Snow
"Her crime? Posting a video claiming that it was snowing in Xi’an, when in fact it was not."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/xian-woman-arrested-for-posting-video-of-snow/

2024-10-01 22:35:58

French Museums Waver Between “Tibet” and “Xizang” Amid Uproar Over Chinese Influence
“It’s not a trivial term. ['Xizang' is] a colonial denomination imposed by China against Tibetan culture, people, and history.”
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/10/french-museums-waver-between-tibet-and-xizang-amid-uproar-over-chinese-influence/

2024-09-30 23:46:05

Manila Times/AP – Pro-China 'news' part of wider influence push
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/29/world/asia-oceania/pro-china-news-part-of-wider-influence-push/1975687

2024-09-30 23:29:18

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"In addition to its state media, Beijing has turned to foreign players — real or not — to relay messages and lend credibility to narratives favoring the Communist Party, said [CDT Founder and Editor-in-Chief] Xiao Qiang."

2024-09-30 23:28:59

AP – In global game of influence, China turns to a cheap and effective tool: fake news
https://apnews.com/article/china-disinformation-fake-news-russia-3085f10d6edca36f6415d6410e5ef874#

2024-09-28 05:25:36

Photo: Street life in Shekou, by Dietertimmerman
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/photo-street-life-in-shekou-by-dietertimmerman/
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2024-09-28 05:08:53

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“Anti-Japanese hate speech rooted in the nation-state narrative has begun to proliferate online, and even threatens to occupy the mainstream Internet. The voices of those committed to friendly exchange between China and Japan have gradually been marginalized, and some have even been ‘purged’ from the Chinese Internet.”

2024-09-28 05:07:15

Sympathy, Soul-Searching, and Censorship Follow Fatal Stabbing of Japanese Boy in Shenzhen
"[W]e have all witnessed the dire consequences of a society suffused with hatred."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/sympathy-soul-searching-and-censorship-follow-fatal-stabbing-of-japanese-boy-in-shenzhen/

2024-09-27 04:13:41

Photo: 南靖土楼, by Yang Yu
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/photo-%e5%8d%97%e9%9d%96%e5%9c%9f%e6%a5%bc-by-yang-yu/
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2024-09-25 23:33:45

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/marie-holzman-thoughts-on-ilham-tohtis-arrest-in-2014/
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2024-09-25 23:13:40

Sri Lanka’s New President Navigates Relations with China, India
"Dissanayake himself stated in a recent interview that he would prevent his country from being drawn into geopolitical rivalries: 'We won’t be a competitor in that geopolitical fight, nor will we be aligned to any party. We don’t want to be sandwiched, especially between China and India.'"
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/sri-lankas-new-president-navigates-relations-with-china-india/

2024-09-25 07:09:33

Photo: Maima Street, by belfast16
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/photo-maima-street-by-belfast16/
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/196/934/882/271/970/original/acccaffdd91bd6b4.jpg

2024-09-24 23:06:01

Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Re-detained, Her Mother and Attorney Harassed by Authorities
“The depressingly predictable re-detention of Zhang Zhan is the culmination of the government’s ongoing campaign of harassment against her, even after she was ‘freed’ from prison."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/citizen-journalist-zhang-zhan-re-detained-her-mother-and-attorney-harassed-by-authorities/

2024-09-24 04:07:48

Marie Holzman: Thoughts on Ilham Tohti’s Arrest in 2014. "Retrospectively, we understand better … The repression of the entire Uyghur population was just about to get started, and no one would have talked about it more vehemently, more precisely." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/marie-holzman-thoughts-on-ilham-tohtis-arrest-in-2014/

2024-09-24 04:04:33

U.S. Plans to Ban Chinese Tech in Connected and Driverless Vehicles https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/u-s-plans-to-ban-chinese-tech-in-connected-and-driverless-vehicles/

2024-09-24 03:44:52

Photo: Regency, by Gauthier DELECROIX
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/photo-regency-by-gauthier-delecroix/
https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/113/190/466/430/560/310/original/07ed319462887a9d.jpg

2024-09-24 01:29:02

Calls for Ilham Tohti’s Release on the Tenth Anniversary of His Life Sentence
"[Recent leaks describe Ilham Tohti's] solitary confinement, his limited exposure to sunlight for just 15 minutes per week, and news about his deteriorating health."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/calls-for-ilham-tohtis-release-on-the-tenth-anniversary-of-his-life-sentence/

2024-09-20 21:38:10

Leaked Volkswagen Audit of Xinjiang Plant Failed to Meet International Standards. "'All interviewees were very relaxed and with smiling faces,' the audit report noted." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/leaked-volkswagen-audit-of-xinjiang-plant-failed-to-meet-international-standards/

2024-09-20 20:30:32

CDT Quote of the Week:
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/fatal-stabbing-of-japanese-10-year-old-in-shenzhen-sparks-outcry-over-xenophobic-violence/
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2024-09-20 19:37:25

Fatal Stabbing of Japanese 10-Year-Old in Shenzhen Sparks Outcry Over Xenophobic Violence
"I read a post from a Shenzhen blogger who wrote 'I’m sorry' about the death of that Japanese child. It was censored and then reposted, only to disappear again." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/fatal-stabbing-of-japanese-10-year-old-in-shenzhen-sparks-outcry-over-xenophobic-violence/

2024-09-20 19:05:14

Appeals of Rights Defenders Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing Denied in Secretive Trial
"I haven’t been crushed into little pieces by the powerful machinery of state."
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/09/appeals-of-rights-defenders-huang-xueqin-wang-jianbing-denied-in-secretive-trial/

2023-12-21 02:54:06

NYT – An Egg Fried Rice Recipe Shows the Absurdity of China’s Speech Limits
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/wang-gang-egg-fried-rice-video.html

2023-12-21 02:54:06

NYT – An Egg Fried Rice Recipe Shows the Absurdity of China’s Speech Limits
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/wang-gang-egg-fried-rice-video.html