Fellows Column
China’s NPC, through Donald Tsang’s tears
As the annual National People’s Congress kicks off in Beijing, Chinese “super blogger” Yang Hengjun looks at what the NPC might be by discussing the recent corruption hearing for Hong Kong’s chief executive, Donald Tsang.
Are you criticizing me?
This post by Lang Yaoyuan, the director World Merchants Magazine, about former Chinese president Jiang Zemin was deleted from Sina Weibo sometime today
Reaching consensus on China’s reform
Singapore scholar Zheng Yongnian (left) talks about how China and its ruling Party can reach consensus on the future of reforms.
Propaganda chief plugs new culture policy book
Propaganda minister Liu Yunshan introduces a new book outlining the Party’s policies on cultural development.
Old propaganda for a new era
China’s leaders have decried a deficiency of public morals. Their answer: dusting off one of the CCP’s oldest exemplars, the self-sacrificing Lei Feng.
Lei Feng and the exploitation of the individual
This post on the re-invigoration of the image of the Party hero Lei Feng in China’s press was deleted from social media on February 28.
“Zhao Ziyang” unblocked on Baidu
This post on the brief unlocking of a page about pro-reform premier Zhao Ziyang was deleted from Sina Weibo on Febuary 29.
Press official becomes j-school dean
Liu Binjie (left), head of the press control body GAPP, will serve as dean of the Tsinghua School of Journalism and Communication.
Fake fans for Party’s hero worker?
This post by Sina-verified user @XiaoShanDoctorate, a researcher in Chengdu, was deleted from Sina Weibo.
CMP Editorial
Elections in Taiwan set the bar for China
Presidential elections in Taiwan over the weekend were significant for cross-straits relations, not just because the candidate Beijing favored was victorious — but because the democratic process was actively observed by mainland Chinese.
Comic China
Urban management authorities in the city of Suzhou recently issued an order requiring all small-time peddlers to spend 3,300 RMB to purchase “convenience carts” from which to sell their products.
The Anti-Social List
CMP Fellows column
China’s NPC, through Donald Tsang’s tears
As the annual National People’s Congress kicks off in Beijing, Chinese “super blogger” Yang Hengjun looks at what the NPC might be by discussing the recent corruption hearing for Hong Kong’s chief executive, Donald Tsang.
Reading between the lines of Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit
Former Chinese foreign ministry official Yang Hengjun parses the words of vice-president Xi Jinping on his recent trip to the United States.
