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CDT recently published a large set of leaked internal instructions for online content management from the Chinese platform Leshi Video, or LeTV. They were issued to LeTV between March 2, 2017 and March 10, 2020 by the Cyberspace Administration of China and other network supervision departments, and convey meticulously detailed requirements for content control and []
The post below, the latest in a series of translated accounts by Chinese users grappling with online censorship, bemoans automated comment moderation on WeChat public accounts. The author, on her account May’s Thoughts on the World, explains to readers that disappearing comments are not her own doing, and bristles at the apparently endless scope of []
Xi Jinping spoke in Beijing on July 1 at a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the Party’s founding. While noting past achievements and coming challenges, Xi made repeated reference to 斗争 dòuzhēng or “struggle,” a resurgent theme in official rhetoric in recent years. The Party, he said, must not forget our original intention, []
Online censorship, official secrecy, and public speculation kicked into high gear following last Friday’s crash of a light aircraft into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 109-story CITIC Tower (also known as China Zun, due to its resemblance to an ancient Chinese ceremonial vessel). The collision, which damaged two of the building’s glass windows and sent debris []
Chinese teachers have long complained about being overworked and frequently called upon to perform various “busywork” tasks outside of teaching, such as filling out forms and surveys, nagging students to wear helmets while cycling to school, and during three years of pandemic lockdowns, pleading with parents to comply with health codes and travel restrictions. In []
The invisibly shifting red lines of Chinese internet censorship fuel a buzzing genre of content on how to avoid them. Some posts offer defiant tips on getting your point across without raising the alarm, while others treat censorship as a simple fact of life best handled with compliance. Previously translated examples include posts on navigating []
Last October, former Global Times editor Hu Xijin lamented—not for the first time—the narrowing of public discourse in China. He argued that mounting intolerance meant that many people are growing far more cautious about speaking on social media or have stopped posting altogether. [] It’s a loss for the public information space in the internet []
