News and Analysis
Control, on the shores of China’s dream
An official CCP journal warns that everyone, in traditional media and on the internet, must support the leadership with “positive” public opinion to ensure the Great Ship of China’s revival does not sink on the shores of the “China Dream.”
More posts calling for Bo Xilai release deleted
A number of posts calling for the release of ousted Party leader Bo Xilai appear in the JMSC’s deleted post archive today.
Managing the hazards of online society
Central Party School professor Fu Siming argues that China’s leadership must enhance “online social management.”
Obama, minister of China petitions?
A Chinese appeal for justice in a Beijing cold case, posted to the official website of the US White House, draws a wave of interest back in China.
Heckled by the left, again
Chinese economist Mao Yushi (left) often speaks his mind on the legacy of Mao Zedong. That makes him unpopular with those on the extreme left.
Will we all be “dreamed away”?
Will Xi Jinping’s inspirational buzzword become synonymous with censorship and repression just like that of his predecessor?
Weibo post on slow quake relief deleted
This post showing earthquake victims in Sichuan holding up banners calling for assistance was deleted from Sina Weibo.
Questions surround Urumqi reporter’s death
After a young news intern in Xinjiang is killed, the paper is keen not to say where the accident happened.
Post on lawyer’s hunger strike deleted
This post about the recent case of Zhang Anni, the daughter of political activist Zhang Lin, was deleted from Sina Weibo.
Journalist explains human rights appeal
Veteran journalist Xiao Shu explains why he organized a signature campaign to call on China to ratify international human rights treaties.
The death of a news censor
Journalists in China take to social media to mourn the passing of a recently retired censor at Southern Weekly, Zeng Li (LEFT).
CMP Editorial
Why Southern Weekly?
CMP director Qian Gang explains why protests last month calling for freedom of speech in China began at the Southern Weekly newspaper. Why was the paper’s New Year’s edition so important, and such a point of contention?
Comic China
This drawing by Liu Yongqiu expresses his feelings of anxiety about “the way things are” in China this year and last.
The Anti-Social List
CMP Fellows column
The Southern Weekly incident, an exercise in citizen action
Xiao Shu argues that the Southern Weekly incident points the way to broader social action in China.
Shutting power in the cage of regulation
Xi Jinping has said that power must be “shut in the cage of regulation.” But what could that mean?
