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“We Must Wake Up!”

Sep 20, 2022 | David Bandurski
The fatal crash of a quarantine transport bus in Guizhou province over the weekend has galvanized anger over China’s Covid policies. One private post from a well-known journalist yesterday was shared widely on social media before being deleted. It spoke of 1.3 billion Chinese held “in bondage” over irrational fears of contagion.

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When Laws Fail for Policies

Sep 19, 2022 | CMP Staff

Tracking Control

Eliminating Unformed Threats

Sep 16, 2022 | Raphael Chan

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Good Will and Hostility

Sep 12, 2022 | CMP Staff

China Newspeak

Mixing Science and Politics

Sep 7, 2022 | David Bandurski

Tracking Control

China’s Quiet Fury Over Xinjiang

Sep 2, 2022 | David Bandurski

China Newspeak

All Aboard the Adulation Express

Sep 2, 2022 | David Bandurski

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China’s Front on Human Rights

Sep 1, 2022 | David Bandurski

China Newspeak

Changes at the Core

Aug 30, 2022 | David Bandurski

Sneaky Visit

Sep 5, 2022 | CMP Staff
Used by China’s government since the early 2000s, the term “sneaky visit” is a metaphorically packed phrase meant to signal official displeasure over diplomatic or interpersonal exchanges internationally that involve foreign politicians or diplomats meeting with citizens, dissidents, or representatives from Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong …

Red Country

Aug 19, 2022 | David Bandurski
A Maoist legacy from the period of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), this phrase encapsulates the call for the Chinese Communist Party to adhere ideologically to the early principles that, according to CCP historiography, led to revolutionary victory and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The phrase was only rarely used duri…

Streamlining Services

Aug 16, 2022 | CMP Staff
First introduced by Premier Li Keqiang (李克强) in 2015 during a nationwide government teleconference, “streamlining services,” or fang guan fu (放管服), essentially refers to optimizing government services to cut down on red tape and documentation and thereby reduce the financial burden of compliance on enterprises.
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China’s Front on Human Rights

Sep 1, 2022 | David Bandurski
Chinese media have reacted with blistering silence today to the release of a UN report on human rights in Xinjiang. But while we wait for the torrent of denials to come, it’s a good time to look more closely at the organizations through which China engages internationally on these issues.

China Newspeak

Changes at the Core

Aug 30, 2022 | David Bandurski
The “Two Establishes,” a key buzzword to signal Xi Jinping’s power and prestige within the Chinese Communist Party, had a stellar start in August. But it has rapidly lost its shine. What does this mean for the crucial CCP congress that lies ahead?

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Pelosi in the People’s Daily

Aug 25, 2022 | CMP Staff
US House Speaker Pelosi has appeared in more than 70 articles in the CCP’s flagship newspaper so far in August — stratospheric by historical standards. The latest outpouring of rage from China appears across two pages today.

China Newspeak

A Top Power Buzzword Goes Quiet

Aug 24, 2022 | David Bandurski
Now is the time to watch the key catchphrases of the Chinese Communist Party to see who is up and who is down — and what this might say about deliberations behind closed doors ahead of the 20th National Congress. One phrase has been oddly absent over the past week.

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