News and Analysis
Has Xi Jinping Gotten His Crown?
For months, observers of China’s political terrain have speculated on what phrase will come to symbolize the Chinese president’s rise to paramount leader status. We might now have our answer.
A Quick Scan at the NPC
China’s annual National People’s Congress (NPC) is one of the country’s biggest news events of the year. But restrictions on substantive reporting about policies can mean, paradoxically, a slow news week for Chinese media. Here’s one of this week’s first distraction stories.
Stuck in the Middle
This should be a golden era of reporting — but according to media analyst Qiao Mu there is very little Chinese media can talk about outside of finance, entertainment and titillating international stories (like that of spiritual guru Wang Lin, pictured at left with Alibaba's Jack Ma).
Clearing the Air
Facing a mixed picture for China’s economy and other nagging issues, the government is going on the offensive, pushing out negative voices in favor of “authoritative” official information.
The Making of a Good Party Reporter
In its inaugural 2017 edition, the CCP journal Seeking Truth talks about what it takes to be a journalist in Xi Jinping’s China.
Tough Times
This post by veteran economic journalist Yu Shenghai predicting tough times ahead for China's economy in 2017 was deleted from Weibo.
Christmas in the People’s Daily
A bumpy sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in China’s pre-reform period as reflected in the pages of the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper.
Celebrating the Life and Work of Yu Jing
YU JING, an award-winning writer of Chinese literary reportage, died of illness early afternoon Saturday surrounded by her husband, Qian Gang, director of the China Media Project, family members and friends. She was 63.
Time to “De-deify” the West?
The populist Global Times newspaper argued in an op-ed yesterday that the presidential election in the United States exposes the lie of Western press neutrality. For the Chinese Communist Party, it’s a story as old as the hills.
Speak Not of Lawyers Speaking Out
The CAC, an agency created in 2014 to consolidate control over the country’s internet, ordered websites not to repost material from Caixin Online.
The End of Consensus
The shutdown over the weekend of Consensus, a popular site frequented by experts and intellectuals, spells more trouble for substantive discussion in China following troubles at the journal Yanhuang Chunqiu.CMP Editorial
The Baffling Makeover of CCTV Global
Posted on 2017-01-05
Xi Jinping recently congratulated the state-run broadcaster CCTV for its “makeover” of its international content platform. But changes at the network look like more of the same.
Comic China
In what he says will be his "last satirical cartoon" before he switches entirely to puff commercial work, artist Cheng Tao depicts China's internet as a virtual prison.
The Anti-Social List
CMP Fellows column
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What is This “Positive Energy”?
Posted on 2015-12-15
Chinese leaders have spoken a great deal lately about the need to "spread positive energy to society."
China’s unspeakable consensus
Posted on 2015-07-29
A Chinese online publication published an investigative series on the ills caused by China's controversial Three Gorges Dam. The series was killed in under 7 hours.
