China Digital Times
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China Digital Times brings uncensored news and online voices from China to the world. 中文:
chinadigitaltimes.netJoined March 2007
China Digital Times’s posts
Pop singer Katy Perry promises "not to participate in any activities that jeopardize China's unity and integrity." chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/2017/1
Rebel Pepper: Who’s Afraid of the Big Banned Book? chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/rebel-
Badiucao: “Donald, It’s Not Personal” chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/11/badiuc
“On hearing about the scandals of high officials, our instinctive reaction is fear … It’s as if, by the act of reading, we have become the wrongdoers.”
Inside Peng Shuai’s Accusation Against Former Top Leader: #MeToo, Censorship, and Resistance Discourse
Some exciting changes are afoot at CDT English. As of today, will be our new Executive Editor, and Cindy M. Carter is joining the CDT team as our new Deputy Editor. We are thrilled to have them both on board!
Follow this thread in coming days/weeks for links to original news reporting from China throughout the spring of 1989:
VICE – An Anonymous Critic Played Cat and Mouse with Beijing for 12 Years. Then He Got Caught.
"China Digital Times, a news website that tracks censorship in China, selected Program Think as its 2021 person of the year following his disappearance."
Hong Kong's Expansive National Security Law Swallows Activists, Bail Requests, and M&Ms
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Protestors Scoff at "Foreign Forces" Accusations
“They’ll parrot lines about how Chinese people don’t deserve A, or can’t do B. And then, despite the fact that they can’t find any good in the Chinese people, they’ll tell you how patriotic they are.”
Local Firm to Take Over Apple’s iCloud in China chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/01/local- Now with a new logo designed by .
Word(s) of the Week: "With Me in Charge, Failure is Guaranteed"
"[A] roadside billboard quoting Xi Jinping said, 'With me in charge, failure is guaranteed,' when the characters are read from right to left, as is common on banners."
31 Years Ago Today: Residents Block Army Move chinadigitaltimes.net/2019/06/30-yea
The Total Censorship Era: Chinese Journalists Reflect on Their Experiences chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/10/the-to Full translation of September article with personal oral accounts from journalists about life under Xi.
Translation: The Little Dictionary of Shanghai’s Fight Against the Pandemic
* Dynamic Clearance
* Societal Clearance
* Dynamic Societal Clearance
* Hard Quarantine
* Soft Barricades
* Pandemic-free Zone
* Pandemic Stasis
* Indiscriminate Disinfecting
VICE – ‘Beijing’ Censored in China After Rare Protest Against President Xi Jinping
"The list of sensitive keywords has since widened to include 'Beijing,' 'brave,' 'bridge,' and 'pay homage,' said [CDT analyst] Eric Liu."
Leak Shows Glimpse of “Public Sentiment Guidance” Planning chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/leak-s
Rage, Confusion, Disappointment on Chinese Internet Follow Pelosi's Taiwan Arrival
“Can’t Weibo develop a feature whereby anyone who posts in support of war gets automatically enlisted? The more posts, the faster they should be sent to the front lines.”
CDT Editors' Picks: The Best of 2021
New letter from Peking U student Yue Xin about her treatment by school authorities after advocacy in #metoo case: github.com/DeboutSQ/Xin-Y. We are working on a translation, stay tuned. Background reading in the meantime:
Police Escape Charges in Beijing Arrest Death chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/police
Badiucao Launches Global Art for Liu Xiaobo Campaign chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/badiuc Bring it to a wall near you!
Translation: My Day as a Bit Player in Xi Jinping’s Drama
"Despite the Party’s lip service about 'From the People, for the People,' during Chairman Xi’s visit, 'the People' were treated like adversaries to be wary of."
Katy Perry, Academic Publishers, and Self-censorship in China chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/11/katy-p
Beijing Bridge Protest Scraped From Web as Censorship Tightens Before Party Congress
"Courage is humanity’s most precious quality. I hope the brave one stays safe."
Beijing Protest Art Reveals Frustration With Zero-COVID Policy chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/08/beijin
"Let me tell you, kid: you have no real freedoms." Translation: Yue Xin “On the Week Since My Open Letter” chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/05/transl More details on her early morning "interview," emotional struggles since, and redoubled sense of social responsibility.
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“Low-end Population”: The Building Blocks of Beijing Society chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/11/low-en
The Historical Nihil-list: Cyberspace Administration Targets Top Ten Deviations From Approved History chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/08/the-hi with comments from and
Protest Posters: “The Flames of Sitong Bridge Cannot Be Extinguished” chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/10/protes
CDT is hiring an editorial intern: chinadigitaltimes.net/2020/08/china- This is a part-time, paid position that would be perfect for a graduate or mature undergrad student. Please help spread the word!
Translation: Everyone Can Sense That a Profound Transformation is Underway
"[...] the economic, financial, cultural, and political spheres are undergoing a profound transformation—or, one could say, a profound revolution."
“An Entire Culture is Being Criminalized”: Details Emerge About Xinjiang Reeducation Camp System chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/05/an-ent Summing up the recent deluge of valuable and groundbreaking reports from
Translation: Chan Kin-man’s Farewell Lecture chinadigitaltimes.net/2019/01/transl Chan's last lecture before going on trial for his role in Hong Kong's Occupy movement. Translated by and 's Lisbeth.
Translation: "The Country Has Gone Dark." Li Huizhi's Last Words
CDT Daily News Updates 08/20/2016 -
Obama Meets Dalai Lama Amid Protest From Beijing chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/despit
Rebel Pepper: In the Name of the People? chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/04/rebel-
Evidence of Abuse, Deaths in Xinjiang Camps Emerges chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/eviden incl reports by @RachelH13884001 and more
WeChat "Bug" Turns Out To Be Obscure Insult for Xi Jinping
"A group of students under the impression they had discovered a WeChat 'bug' [...] had in fact stumbled upon an obscure insult for Xi Jinping that triggers automatic censorship."
Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, November-December 2022: “Zero-COVID is Over, but I’m Afraid to Go Out.”
"Dr. Li, only now do I understand the helplessness and despair you must have felt that day."
Translation: The Hundred Childless Days
Minitrue: Delete Articles Related to Korean Film “A Taxi Driver” chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/10/minitr
Translation: The Hundred Childless Days chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/05/transl As China extends the family planning policy to allow for three children, an account of the original policy in one Shandong county.
Concerns Mount Over Safety and Health of Liu Xia, Liu Xiaobo’s Wife chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/concer
Congratulations to ! See more of his work over the past six years via : chinadigitaltimes.net/china/badiucao/
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BREAKING: we are pleased to announce that this year’s Courage in Cartooning Award winner, recently renamed in honour of of our founder Robert Russell, is the Chinese dissident visual artist @badiucao. #China70years #HongKongProtests cartoonistsrights.org/badiucao-wins-
Censors Delete Viral "Kong Yiji Literature" Anthem
“'Sunny Side Kong Yiji' immediately went viral. Its highly sarcastic lyrics imagine an incongruously optimistic modern day Kong Yiji, an educated patriot condemned to [work] as a delivery boy."
Translation: The Women of “Salt Town”
"In her new nonfiction book 'Salt Town' (盐镇), former sports journalist Yi Xiaohe (易小荷) explores the lives of women in a small town in Sichuan province."
Mao's portrait at Tiananmen Square was briefly covered with a black cloth, 30 years ago today.
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Replying to @CDT
May 23, 1989: Shortages Begin to Cripple Beijing chinadigitaltimes.net/2019/05/30-yea “As the capital ends its third day of martial law, Beijing is finding itself crippled by shortages and disruptions of vital services...Only student rule seems to have averted total collapse in the city.”
A White House With Chinese Characteristics? chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/white-
Liu Xiaobo, I have no enemies: my final statement (from 2010):
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Activists stage sea protests to honor Liu Xiaobo theguardian.com/world/2017/jul Memorial gathering tonight in SF Bay Area:
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Word(s) of the Week: “Objects Placed in a Row” (物体排成一排, wùtǐ páichéng yīpái)
"This year, the phrase 'objects placed in a row' (物体排成一排, wùtǐ páichéng yīpái) was also the object of censorship, as reported by CDT analyst Eric Liu and others."
Welcome to 404档案馆 - a CDT podcast anchor.fm/chinadigitalti 404档案馆是中国数字时代/CDT的一档音频节目。在这里,您会听到互联网敏感词的检测结果和分析,以及被删除和屏蔽的重要相关文章的推荐。
US to send destroyer in challenge to China territorial claims theguardian.com/us-news/2015/o What 12 nautical miles means:
Darren Byler: “Terror Capitalism” and Digital Dictatorship in Xinjiang chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/11/darren Repost of interview with by
Browser extensions let you access without a VPN (for Firefox and Chrome) chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/2016/0 #中文
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“Things are getting serious. Even Japanese foreign forces are in attendance.”
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Citizen Lab: China Digital Times Targeted in Digital Spying Campaign chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/citize
Interview: on Chinese Soft Power
"When you look at it on its own terms, you find a lot more nuance, you find more richness, and you also may end up questioning this binary of success versus failure."
Liu Xiaobo, December 28, 1955-July 13, 2017 chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/liu-xi
This is not what we reported. We highlighted an internal instruction from a single news organization. It is possible that broader, official directives exist, but we haven't seen them. chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/02/minitr
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Almost 500 Chinese intellectuals call for release of critically ill Liu Xiaobo: ujtree.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/chines Translated by
Quartz - China's internet censors have a blindspot: Cantonese
“Perhaps because Weibo’s content censorship system has difficulty recognizing the way Cantonese words are written [,...] postings with spicy, bold and blunt language still survive..."
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Sensitive Words: Emperor Xi Jinping to Ascend His Throne chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/02/sensit
Translation: Long Lockdowns in China’s Border Towns
"[A]long the southwestern frontier [...], ordinary small-town life is a thing of the past. Yunnan has 25 border counties and cities that remain under stringent pandemic prevention controls."
Iran's World Cup Protest Elicits Admiration on Weibo, WeChat
Netizen comments:
"They couldn’t care less about the punishment they’ll receive upon returning home after the match. Respect."
"Freedom is never given; it has to be fought for, constantly."
Translation: 25 Things Men Can Do for Women on Women’s Day
6. Don’t ask stupid questions like, “Why is there a Women’s Day, but not a Men’s Day?”
chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/03/transl
Photo: Balloon Seller, Chaoyang Park, by Ryan Taylor
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How Overseas Chinese Students Navigate Different Ideological Landscapes chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/06/how-ov including reports from
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Translation: Former Party Professor Calls CCP a “Political Zombie” chinadigitaltimes.net/2020/06/transl
New Reports from HRW & NYT Add Detail to Xinjiang Camp Allegations chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/new-re including must-read reports from
Come Work With Us! CDT is Hiring an English Editor chinadigitaltimes.net/2021/06/come-w Please help us spread the word.
Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, July and August 2022. 🧵 of examples:
“My classmate had their Weibo account banned for reposting about societal ‘incidents.’ There are so many bad people here, but it’s always the victims who get punished first.”
Interview: Tsering Yangzom Lama on Colonialism, Exile, and the Importance of Listening to Tibetans’ Stories
"Her debut novel, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, tells a multigenerational story of a Tibetan family over the course of 50 years."
Drawing the News: World Press Freedom Day chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/drawin
Protests at Canadian Universities Raise Concerns About Chinese Government Involvement chinadigitaltimes.net/2019/02/protes with reporting and commentary by and others
Photo: 26 June 2019 Free HK, by Etan Liam chinadigitaltimes.net/2019/06/photo-
Advanced Surveillance Spreading From Xinjiang Across China chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/12/advanc
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Photo Essay: Chinese for Black Lives by @dong_mengyu chinadigitaltimes.net/2020/07/photo- @chineseforblac1
Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall, October 2022: “Some who live are already dead; some who have died, live on.”
"Dr. Li, yesterday someone stood up. [...] Chinese people have some backbone—not everyone bows down."
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“What China has been doing for the past 10 years or so is learning how to export its censorship,” [William Callahan] said: timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese-p CDT has been tracking China's censorship exports for most of that time:
Person of the Week: Yue Xin , currently detained for her work advocating on behalf of workers in Shenzhen:


