Cross posted with thanks to the Chinese Media Project for the translation I haven’t written anything since [my July post] “Nation Derailed.” In...
CATEGORY: China
Free Chen Guangcheng movement grows despite violence
Chinese netizens, writers and media figures have rallied to the cause of blind activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng in recent weeks, facing risks of...
Beijing film festival not banned but forced to falter
Independent film festivals around the world are usually bustling affairs. This was not so in the case of the Sixth Beijing Independent Film...
Ai Weiwei: “maybe being powerful means to be fragile”
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been named the most powerful person in the art world in ArtReview magazine's Power 100 poll, which rates the...
Conspiracy theories flourish after China cancels opera
This Thursday Hong Kong will host the world premiere of Dr. Sun Yat-sen after China abruptly cancelled the opera’s original world premiere at...
“Detained” reporter refutes New York Times article
We've been alerted to a debate that has arisen regarding our post on Monday 26 September, in which we noted that the New York Times had reported...
Reporter detained for article on sex slavery
It was revealed last week that a Chinese man who imprisoned six women as sex slaves in a self-dug cellar was arrested in Luoyang city, Henan...
Twitter clamps down on “rumours”
It’s been in the pipeline for weeks. Ever since China’s version of Twitter, Weibo, was used by account holders to pressure a polluting factory to...
Window on the South: Suspended magazine editor talks to Index
The suspension of one of China’s top editors, Zhao Lingmin, who edited the high-profile magazine, Window on the South, has gripped the Chinese...
Chinese censors cut Super Girl
China's version of Pop Idol, Super Girl, was on Friday suspended for one year by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). Li...