News and Analysis
Propaganda changes lanes in Chongqing
In today’s Chongqing Daily newspaper, the city’s top propaganda leader indicates a radical shift away from the red songs and mass campaigns that marked propaganda policy in Chongqing under Bo Xilai.
Zhou Youguang remarks to BBC deleted from Weibo
This post relaying the bold words of 106-year-old Chinese scholar Zhou Youguang in a BBC interview was deleted from social media.
Chatter about Heywood death deleted from Weibo
This post about questions surrounding the death of a British national in Chongqing last year was deleted from Sina Weibo yesterday.
Cartoon post critical of CCP deleted
This post by cartoonist Perverted Pepper, directly critical of the Chinese Communist Party, was deleted from Sina Weibo on March 26, 2012
Scholar posts 10-year plan for social and political reform
Scholar Yu Jianrong posts a ten-year plan for social and political development in China on his microblog.
Chongqing to drop “red” TV
The China Times newspaper confirms that Chongqing Satellite TV is dropping “red” programming and re-introducing advertisements.
In China, the bats of rumor take wing
Rumors of turmoil among China’s political elite are unconfirmed. But as silence reigns, the lingering uncertainty speaks for itself.
How Chinese media relate to power
In the service of greater understanding of Chinese media, here is a bit of specialist knowledge for all current an aspiring observers of China.
Ferrari crash story off limits in China
The story of a Ferrari crash in Beijing, reported by two Chinese media outlets, is quickly buried by propaganda officials and blocked on social media.
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
In March 2012, China’s dominance of the global supply of rare earths, critical to the manufacture of downstream products such as computers, came under intense scrutiny from the West. But does the pressure on China to increase its supply of rare earths contradict Western demands that China be stronger on environmental protection?
The Anti-Social List
CMP Fellows column
Pushing past “stability” for real reform
Some suggest the Wang Lijun incident and Bo Xilai’s removal are a victory for pro-reformers in China. But Chang Ping cautions that quiet within the Party could cool the engines of reform, and proponents of political reform must continue to push.
The future begins with remembering the past
As a press conference yesterday, Premier Wen Jiabao made two mentions of the Party’s 1981 “Resolution” on the Cultural Revolution. This marks an important event for China as it looks to the future, writes Hu Shuli.
