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Yan Lieshan

May to August 2004 — Yan is an editor at Southern Weekend and a regular columnist for sohu.com, a popular Chinese web portal. Yan, who is widely recognized as China’s pre-eminent current affairs critic, has a degree in Chinese Studies from Beijing Normal University.He has also published 15 volumes of Chinese zawen, or free-form short […]

May to August 2004 — Yan is an editor at Southern Weekend and a regular columnist for sohu.com, a popular Chinese web portal. Yan, who is widely recognized as China’s pre-eminent current affairs critic, has a degree in Chinese Studies from Beijing Normal University.He has also published 15 volumes of Chinese zawen, or free-form short essays, on various topics.

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Politics on Page One

May 19, 2022 | David Bandurski

Speculation has been rife this week that Xi Jinping’s absence from the front page of the Party’s flagship newspaper signals his weakening position. But how much stock should we place in such absences?

Speaking Loud for Xi Jinping

May 18, 2022 | Stella Chen

The shrill call of the loudspeaker, once a staple of political and economic life in pre-reform China, is a sound now returning to the countryside as ideology takes center stage in the New Era.

When Media Test Negative for Journalism

May 16, 2022 | CMP Staff

False positives reported by residents in Shanghai last week raised serious questions about the integrity of the Covid testing process on which strict lockdowns are based under the “zero Covid” policy. Why aren’t Chinese media pursuing this important story?

Taking Tedros at His Word

May 13, 2022 | David Bandurski

WHO’s director general spoke his mind this week about China’s “zero Covid” policy. The swift response from China’s censors reveals a deep ambivalence about the foreign voice and its power to uplift or criticize.

Rewriting History for China’s Youth

May 12, 2022 | David Bandurski

Xi Jinping’s speech to mark the centenary of the Chinese Communist Youth League this week was meant to inspire a generation’s dedication to the ruling Party — but also to shape the dominant view of history in favor of the general secretary’s continued power.

Passing of Shanghai Culture Writer Raises Questions

May 12, 2022 | Stella Chen

Days before her death on May 4, Shanghai journalist Tong Weijing was kept busy writing from lockdown for one of the city’s leading state-run dailies. Some have wondered why state media have responded with silence to the tragic news of her passing.

Honoring China’s Heroes

May 10, 2022 | David Bandurski

Last week veteran journalist Luo Changping was given a seven-month jail sentence for defaming the country’s martyrs and heroes. The harsh penalty for the former senior editor of Caijing magazine, who in the past has been hailed in China for his heroic journalism, reveals how profoundly the values in Chinese society have shifted under Xi Jinping.

Doubling Down on Dynamic Zero

May 6, 2022 | David Bandurski

Yesterday’s meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP was a powerful affirmation of current policies on covid prevention — despite dramatic recent failings in Shanghai. CMP takes a quick look at the language of the meeting readout.

Mystery Kills

May 5, 2022 | Stella Chen

Alibaba stock was driven down sharply last week by furious online speculation stemming from a mysterious state media report. It’s time, some said afterward, to reform to the national system of Party-state driven news releases, which encourages a culture of error and secrecy.

Persistence is Victory

May 5, 2022 | David Bandurski

As Xi Jinping has signaled that he will permit no compromise on China’s “dynamic zero” covid policy, despite the dramatic failures evident in the city of Shanghai, an old revolutionary phrase has come to signal his resolve.

Developing Online Media Control

May 3, 2022 | CMP Staff

The 2021 China Online Media Development Report, released by the State Information Center last week, offers an interesting glimpse into CCP thinking on both the transformation of Party-led media and the operationalizing of private online platforms in the digital era.

The Politics of Interruption

Apr 29, 2022 | David Bandurski

After a Chinese diplomat’s tough interview on an American news show, a questionable meme galvanized anger on Chinese social media over the country’s supposed mistreatment. The story behind the meme is a textbook lesson in coordinated distraction by China’s new generation of state-run media.

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