Tiananmen Anniversary: Memory of Executed Poet Resonates
Robert Marquand, former Beijing correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, writes about executed poet Lin Zhao and Charter 08. Read more about Lin Zhao in Philip Pan’s book “Out of Mao’s Shadow.”...
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Xu Youyu (徐友渔): From 1989 to 2009: 20 Years of Evolution in Chinese Thought...
During Mother’s Day weekend on May 10th, a number of intellectuals in Beijing organized a seminar discussing 20 years of the democracy movement in China. The seminar started with a moment of silence,...
View ArticleCensorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (7)
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 ArticlePolice Silence Visitors to Executed Dissident’s Grave
Monday marked the 45th anniversary of the execution of Lin Zhao, a dissident who wrote criticisms of the government in her own blood while in prison. Despite her official rehabilitation in 1981,...
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Hexie Farm (蟹农场)：Who’s Afraid of Lin Zhao?
For his latest contribution to the Hexie Farm CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab pays homage to Lin Zhao, a dissident intellectual who was executed during the Cultural Revolution. On April 29, the 45th...
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Drawing the News: Birthday Season
A roundup of online political cartoons from the past week. Click any image to launch slideshow. Check out more cartoons from CDT Chinese. © Anne.Henochowicz for China Digital Times (CDT), 2013. |...
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Sensitive Words: Lin Zhao, Pornography, More
As of April 28, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Rightists and Liberals Lin Zhao+rightist (林昭＋右派): Lin Zhao was executed on April 29,...
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Sensitive Words: Explosion, Witch Hunts, Lin Zhao
As of May 1, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Lin Zhao’s grave was blocked. (Jiang Chun 江湻/Weibo) Explosions, Demolitions Xi+explosion...
View ArticleSensitive Words: Trying to Visit Lin Zhao’s Grave
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search results. CDT independently tests the keywords before posting them, but some searches later become accessible again. We...
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