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People's Daily editorial quote February 3, 2015
Only when you try them on for yourself do you know if the shoes fit.
Feb 3, 2015
Only when you try them on for yourself do you know if the shoes fit.
David Bandurski
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Xi Jinping Still Strong in the Headlines
Jul 31, 2025 | David Bandurski
Despite recent speculation about challenges to his authority, China’s leader continues to dominate official party messaging with commanding leads over other top leaders.
How China Sees AI Safety
Jul 30, 2025 | Alex Colville
Though China appears to embrace international “AI safety” concepts, key aspects of its approach remain fundamentally unsafe by the standards of democratic societies worldwide.
Smashing the News
Jul 28, 2025 | David Bandurski
After a company boss destroyed a journalist’s camera earlier this month, state media rushed to the defense, sounding off about the “right to report.” This moral signaling distracts from the systemic violence against journalism that is the real policy of the state.
Toxic Backlash
Jul 22, 2025 | David Bandurski
The expulsion of a Chinese student for appearing in videos posted online by Ukrainian gamer videos sparks a debate about sexism — and shameless exploitation amid the discussion.
Backyard Furnaces of Propaganda
Jul 15, 2025 | David Bandurski
An international communication initiative in the wealthy southern province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong, plans to make propaganda resources of local creators as well as foreign expats.
Visualizing Power in China’s Press
Jul 10, 2025 | Alex Colville
Despite speculation about Xi Jinping’s political troubles, our latest analysis reveals his continued dominance in Chinese state media, overshadowing all known potential rivals.
Oil Giant Adds Fuel to Soft Power Push
Jul 7, 2025 | David Bandurski
China National Petroleum Corporation has formed its own international communication center as Beijing’s global messaging strategy penetrates the corporate sector.
China’s Italian Job
Jul 2, 2025 | David Bandurski
Beijing launched a grandiose television series promoting Xi Jinping across dozens of Italian networks. Why did Italy’s media welcome such blatant propaganda?
China’s Go-Local Vision for Global Messaging
Jun 30, 2025 | David Bandurski
Xi Jinping’s multi-stakeholder strategy aims to coordinate government, media, enterprises and social forces to reshape China’s global communication. But lofty hype about the strategy presents its own challenge to progress.
Hainan Opens Middle East Media Center
Jun 27, 2025 | David Bandurski
As the provincial government launches a communication outpost in Dubai, it partners with an outlet CMP previously identified as having close ties to China’s foreign affairs ministry.
Is Xi’s Grip Holding?
Jun 26, 2025 | David Bandurski
Despite speculation about the waning media presence of China’s top leader, our study of headlines in the People’s Daily suggests his dominance remains largely intact.
Flooding in Hunan Drowned Out
Jun 26, 2025 | Alex Colville
While the Iran crisis has dominated Chinese social media, record floods displacing 400,000 people in Hunan province have struggled for public attention.
A Media Corruption Case in Shanghai
Jun 23, 2025 | David Bandurski
Local police allege that a WeChat account extorted hundreds of thousands of yuan from companies — revealing how corruption persists in China’s tightly controlled information landscape.
A Trump Card for China’s Media
Jun 16, 2025 | Alex Colville
The authoritarian actions of the Trump administration have added jet fuel to one of the Chinese Communist Party’s most enduring external propaganda frames — that the United States is fundamentally hypocritical when it comes to rights and freedoms.
A Big Test for AI in China
Jun 2, 2025 | David Bandurski
The authorities are coming down hard on AI scams targeting desperate families ahead of high-stakes college entrance exams.
Invasion of the Robots
May 28, 2025 | David Bandurski
China’s first humanoid boxing tournament generated enthusiastic coverage from media outlets across the world —revealing how tech hype clickbait can serve the goals of external propaganda.
A Taiwan Slip on Chinese Television
May 23, 2025 | David Bandurski
An anchor on state television this week referred to Taiwan and China as separate countries during live newscast. The authorities scrambled to contain the story.
AI Joins China’s Primary Schools
May 19, 2025 | Alex Colville
The Ministry of Education has laid out exactly how AI will be taught and used by schoolchildren. Hopes and fears about AI and critical thinking are entirely missing the point.
Redacting History
May 19, 2025 | Alex Colville
An old video surfaced last week to commemorate a devastating quake nearly 20 years ago. But key portions of the original were conspicuously absent — a reminder that in China, the past is always dangerously present.
Plucking China’s “Peach Networks”
May 13, 2025 | Dalia Parete
A state television exposé last month claimed to unmask exploitative dating apps, but it also exposed how cyclical media campaigns serve official narratives in China’s tightly controlled information landscape.
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