A bumpy sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in China’s pre-reform period as reflected in the pages of the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper.

A recent piece in the People’s Daily from a top censorship official provides a disturbing glimpse into the depths of Xi Jinping’s ambition when it comes to information control.

Media controls have long been tightening in China. But President Xi may want much more — a radical restructuring of the entire information control system to put a stop to unwanted public opinion.

It will take months to unpack the implications of Xi Jinping’s new comprehensive media policy, but here’s a quick rundown.

Visiting the official People’s Daily, Xi Jinping outlined a new media control policy emphasising CCP control over all aspects of media.

Taiwanese writer Lung Ying-tai writes that the trial of Chinese lawyer Pu Zhiqiang will stand as an important test of Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream.”

One week before China’s World Internet Conference, the agenda tab on the event’s website reads “Coming Soon.” But here’s what you need to know.

15 years after China established November 8 as a national holiday for media professionals, the CCP still insists on its own definition of journalism.

China is now pushing more openly and confidently for fundamental changes to how the Internet is conceived and governed globally. The goal, it says, is to combat American “cyber-hegemony.”