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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...