Censorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (16)
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 ArticleChina Braces For End Of World
With the apocalypse now less than ten days away, China has been joining in the global festival of panic, resignation and denial at the imminent extinction of humanity. At China Real Time Report, Chao...
View ArticleUproar Over Xi’an Temple Demolition Order
China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs has ordered an investigation of instructions to tear down buildings at a Buddhist temple complex in Xi’an. The controversial demolitions were ordered...
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Photo: Xuanzang’s Encore, by Josh Rudolph
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View ArticleOn Modi’s Journey to the East, Economy Likely to Be Focus
On May 14, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Xi Jinping in Xi’an. The chosen rendezvous is highly symbolic: it was the hometown of Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and India observer Xuanzang,...
View ArticleMinitrue: Revenge for Forced Demolition in Xi’an
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 ArticlePolice Kill Uyghur Attacker at Xi’an Train Station
Police in Xi’an, Shaanxi have reported that a Uyghur man died after police shot him for attacking customers with a brick in a railway station ticket line. The AP reports: Chinese police say they...
View ArticleXi’an Officials Detained for Altering Air Quality Data
Amid China’s ongoing “war on pollution,” central authorities have signaled their seriousness in tackling the nation’s infamous air pollution by holding local officials directly responsible for...
View ArticleMinds Unfettered and the Rival Spirits of May Fourth
Last week brought the 100th anniversary of the start of the May Fourth movement, a pivotal moment in China’s post-imperial history triggered by anger at the country’s mistreatment in the Versailles...
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Translation: @Xi’anMetro’s “Positive Energy” Post Backfires
On WeChat earlier this month, user @FeichaiQingnian (“Feichai Youth”) posted an essay on their initial reaction to a post by the official Weibo account of the Xi’an Metro—and their feelings after...
View ArticleXi’an Goes into Lockdown
Authorities in Xi’an have locked down the entire city after reporting over 100 new coronavirus cases. China has employed lockdowns, mass testing, and centralized quarantines to pursue a “zero-covid”...
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As Xi’an Goes Hungry, Propagandists Praise “Noodles Helping Noodles”
Early reports on Xi’an’s lockdown—the strictest since the 2020 Wuhan lockdown, according to Chinese state media—indicate that hunger is a problem in the city of 11 million people. Food prices have...
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Lockdown Voices: Pain, Hunger, and a Journalist Determined To Speak the Truth...
Xinhua reports that Xi’an has “basically” achieved “social clearance,” the end of community transmission of the coronavirus. Approximately 13 million people remain in lockdown, tens of thousands are...
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Translation: A Literary Master Offers Anodyne Comfort to Xi’an
While the ongoing lockdown of Xi’an has thrust millions of people into health and food insecurity, online public outrage must contend with state media’s heart-warming stories of “noodles helping...
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Translation: Lessons from the Xi’an Lockdown
From December 22 to January 24, the 12.9 million inhabitants of Xi’an were confined to their homes in response to some 100 detected cases of COVID-19. Elevators in apartment complexes were shut off to...
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