- Photo: 雙橋溝風景區 四姑娘山 (Four Sisters Mountain, Sichuan), by Emmanuel.leeby Cindy Carter on March 18, 2023 at 12:44 am
- Translation: The Women of “Salt Town” by Cindy Carter on March 18, 2023 at 12:26 am
This year, the United Nations’ theme for March 8 International Women’s Day was “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” In China, people marked the holiday with a variety of thought-provoking and creative events centered on women’s lives, both online and off. This third part of CDT’s series on International Women’s Day 2023 focuses on
- Photo: WeChat group, by Gauthier DELECROIXby Cindy Carter on March 17, 2023 at 5:51 am
- TikTok Faces U.S. Ban Unless Sold by Chinese Parent Companyby Samuel Wade on March 17, 2023 at 5:30 am
The Wall Street Journal’s John D. McKinnon reported on Thursday that, following “a major shift in policy” from the Biden administration, short video platform TikTok could be forced to split from its Chinese parent company or be banned from the United States amid concerns over data privacy and manipulation of public opinion: TikTok said Wednesday
- National People’s Congress Consecrates Xi’s Power, Installs Key Allies, Introduces New Agenciesby Alexander Boyd on March 16, 2023 at 4:50 am
Xi Jinping’s unanimous re-election to a third term as President, a formality after he retained his spot as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party last October, was the headline event of the annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress. Equally important were the installation of key Xi allies in important posts
- Photo: Untitled (Dalian, China), by Xiquinho Silvaby Cindy Carter on March 15, 2023 at 4:32 am
- China Facilitates Iran-Saudi Arabia Détente by Arthur Kaufman on March 15, 2023 at 4:14 am
In a surprise deal facilitated by China on Friday, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that they would resume their diplomatic relations. The deal is a breakthrough for the two Middle Eastern rivals, who will reopen their embassies for the first time in seven years and implement cooperation agreements signed two decades ago. For China, it
- Photo: China, by Martín Justiciaby Samuel Wade on March 14, 2023 at 5:34 am
- Censors Quash Discussion of Xi’s Unanimous Re-Election as Presidentby Alexander Boyd on March 14, 2023 at 3:26 am
On March 10, China’s National People’s Congress, a rubber-stamp body that meets in full session once annually, re-elected Xi Jinping to a third five-year term as President. (His third term as General Secretary was already confirmed last October at the 20th Party Congress.) The vote was 2952 for, none against, none abstaining. His appointment to
- International Women’s Day: An Inspirational Pop-up Store, a Feminist Taobao Shop, and Countering Online Harassment by Cindy Carter on March 13, 2023 at 11:41 pm
This year’s United Nations theme for March 8 International Women’s Day (IWD) is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers, as well as the online harassment that many women face. In China, people marked the holiday with a variety of thought-provoking and creative events centered on women’s
- Photo: Asymmetric, by Gauthier DELECROIXby Cindy Carter on March 10, 2023 at 3:49 am
- Word(s) of the Week: “Chicken, You Are So Beautiful!” (鸡你太美, jī nĭ tài měi )by Alexander Boyd on March 10, 2023 at 3:36 am
People’s Daily Online breathed new life into a stale meme this past week with an opinion piece titled “We Cannot Let Vulgar Online Slang Poison Our Children” that railed against online slang and vloggers. The piece singled out for particular criticism the 2019 meme “Chicken, You Are So Beautiful,” a mondegreen born of an awkward
- Essays on the True Meaning of March 8, International Women’s Dayby Cindy Carter on March 9, 2023 at 7:50 pm
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global holiday focusing on gender equality, the rights of working women, reproductive rights, and the reduction of violence against women, among other issues. This year’s United Nations theme for IWD is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers, as
- FCCC: Authorities Used COVID Measures to “Strangle” Foreign Correspondents’ Coverage of Chinaby Alexander Boyd on March 9, 2023 at 2:17 am
The Foreign Correspondent Club of China’s 2022 media freedoms report, an annual assessment of the country’s reporting climate over the previous year, found that COVID prevention measures had “strangled” already diminished foreign news bureaus’ coverage of China. 100% of respondents to the FCCC’s survey said that “China did not meet international standards for press freedoms
- Photo: People waiting for bus at night (Shenzhen), by QuantFotoby Cindy Carter on March 3, 2023 at 2:56 am