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David Bandurski

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How a Massacre Shaped China’s Media

Jun 2, 2023 | David Bandurski

When it comes to media and information control policies, all Chinese live today with the legacy of the Tiananmen Massacre. We look back on a brief moment before the brutal crackdown when China’s press stood with those clamoring for change.

China’s Rush to Ratify

May 26, 2023 | David Bandurski

In forums and conferences at every level, Chinese representatives seem eager to foist grand declarations on their guests. Why is China in such a hurry to get past the conversation and sign the dotted line?

Framing China in Southeast Asia

May 24, 2023 | CMP Staff

A training session for Southeast Asian journalists hosted by the foreign affairs office in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang is a reminder that China’s state agendas are being actively pushed not just from the top, but from the local and regional levels as well.

Confessions of a Han Chinese Woman

May 19, 2023 | Initium Media

“During the wave of protests against lockdowns in China, I took part in a candlelight vigil overseas for the victims of the fire in Urumqi… I had the profound feeling that night that as a Han Chinese, I was a Chinese White.”

Comedy, Under the Watchful Eye of the State

May 18, 2023 | David Bandurski

As the ostensibly independent China Performing Arts Association disciplined comedian Li Haoshi this week, it offered a glimpse into how China uses professional associations as proxies through which to exercise political and ideological control.

Slogan Not Funny (Not a Bit), State Media Say

May 17, 2023 | David Bandurski

A quip on stage from comedian Li Haoshi over the weekend deeply offended China’s military. But red lines can be hard to spot in a world where overwrought propaganda often spills over into self-satire.

China Appoints New NRTA Chief

May 16, 2023 | CMP Staff

Now the youngest female senior official at the full ministerial level, Cao Shumin is known for her chops as a telecommunications researcher — but also as a loyal and ideologically committed Party member.

Extinguishing a Scandal at Zhengzhou University

May 10, 2023 | David Bandurski

A post going viral late Tuesday night on Weibo could be seen as proof of the crucial role social media can play in exposing wrongdoing by those in positions of power. But its subsequent treatment in the media more broadly is a lesson in how authorities in China effectively exercise controls on public opinion.

China’s ‘Xivilizing’ Mission

May 4, 2023 | Ryan Ho Kilpatrick

Beijing says it has created “a new form of human civilization” for other countries to emulate, built around Xi Jinping’s theories. But what exactly is China talking about when it talks about civilization, and what will it mean for the world to be Xivilized?

A Propaganda Ghost Sighting in Cambodia

May 3, 2023 | CMP Staff

Over the past few days, a strange apparition has haunted the sidebar of an English-language news site in Cambodia — an eery and unexplained echo of a long-abandoned policy that China’s leaders once staunchly defended.

Speak Plainly, Mr. Chairman

May 2, 2023 | David Bandurski

China is signaling to the world that it is ready to be a responsible global leader and peacekeeper. But to play this role effectively and credibly, its leaders and media will need to stop talking in code.

A New Era for China’s Readers

Apr 25, 2023 | CMP Staff

Xi Jinping has been lauded in the official press as a deep reader who wants to create an atmosphere of love for books in China. But the latest numbers from the country’s publishing industry suggest a climate of political hypersensitivity is killing book titles before they ever reach the shelves.

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