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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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“Xiplomacy” Gets Rare Stage Time

Oct 3, 2022 | CMP Staff

Xi Jinping’s legacy foreign policy phrase got a slight boost last week with prominent coverage in the CCP’s flagship newspaper. But make no mistake — it has been a rough year.

Tibet, By Any Other Name

Sep 29, 2022 | David Bandurski

So far unremarked by the outside world, a slow change in translation has unfolded this year in English-language reports about Tibet from one of China’s key official media outlets, and in materials from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“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.

When Laws Fail for Policies

Sep 19, 2022 | CMP Staff

Following a deadly bus crash in Guizhou province, authorities have promised a swift investigation into the causes and those responsible. But some of the key factors behind the accident are plain and predictable given China’s unyielding pursuit of “zero Covid.”

Eliminating Unformed Threats

Sep 16, 2022 | Raphael Chan

A China Media Project study of the online information-related patents filed by one of China’s largest state-owned military technology suppliers sheds light on the government’s efforts to secure cyberspace before damaging public opinion emerges.

Good Will and Hostility

Sep 12, 2022 | CMP Staff

A video from the US Embassy in Beijing wishing Chinese a prosperous Mid-Autumn Festival sparked a wave of comments and counter comments over the weekend — and prompted the deletion of an article about the incident.

Mixing Science and Politics

Sep 7, 2022 | David Bandurski

The CCP has long viewed science as both a crucial contributor to national development and as closely interwoven with political claims to truth as a source of political power. New rules for “science popularization” released over the weekend make this history painfully present.

China’s Quiet Fury Over Xinjiang

Sep 2, 2022 | David Bandurski

We have been told that China is furious over the UN report on human rights in Xinjiang. But the revealing fact is that so far Chinese media have spoken only to the rest of the world — and virtually zero mention of the report can be found inside the country.

All Aboard the Adulation Express

Sep 2, 2022 | David Bandurski

In late August one of the key buzzwords signaling Xi Jinping’s unassailable position at the top of the Chinese Communist Party seemed to be headed downhill. But there are signs that a rapid ascent is in store for the coming weeks, leading up to the 20th National Congress in October.

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.

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?

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.

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