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Tightened Security During Qingming Festival Appears to Target Public Mourning of Li Keqiang
Apr 5, 2024
In the days following former premier Li Keqiang’s death in late October of 2023, mourners left hundreds of bouquets at his childhood home in Hefei, Anhui and in various public places in Zhengzhou, Henan, where he had served as...
Beijing Launches Hotline for Reporting Online “Historical Nihilism”
Apr 14, 2021
The term “historical nihilism”—which has long been used to label accounts that challenge Party-approved orthodoxy—is again back in headlines and official crosshairs with the launch of a hotline allowing people to report those...
1989: Background Reading
Jun 2, 2019
As we mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 protest movement in China, and the subsequent military...
30 Years Ago: Students Urge End to Siege of Square
May 28, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Li Peng Tightens Grip
May 27, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Changes at Top Are Hinted
May 24, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Troops Sent to Beijing
May 20, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang: “We Came Too Late”
May 19, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Gorbachev Calls Protesters ‘Hotheads’
May 17, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
30 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang Appears to Win Backing
May 14, 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China,...
Person of the Week: Bao Tong
Dec 14, 2017
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short...
Journal Remains Defiant in Face of Likely Closure
Jul 29, 2016
Two weeks ago, the government-sponsored supervising organization of the long-running liberal...
Sentencings and Threats Hang Over HK Publishers
Jul 27, 2016
On Tuesday, a Shenzhen court sentenced two journalists for their involvement in political...
Rewriting History: Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang
Nov 23, 2015
Last week, President Xi Jinping and other leaders commemorated the centenary of the birth of...
Why Was Zhou Yongkang Denied a Public Trial?
Jul 6, 2015
The recent trial of former security chief and Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang...
Sensitive Words: June 4th, 2015
Jun 4, 2015
On this 26th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on protesters in the vicinity of...
Catchphrase of the Week: I’m Late
Jun 4, 2015
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Zhao Ziyang to be Laid to Rest, Ten Years After Death
Apr 5, 2015
Ten years after the death of former Premier Zhao Ziyang, authorities have agreed with his family...