The following open letter was posted to WeChat on February 26, 2018, by Li Datong (李大同), the former top editor of Freezing Point, a respected supplement of the China Youth Daily newspaper. The letter has been one of the most prominent voices of criticism in the wake of the announcement that China would eliminate term […]
Over the weekend, the China Media Project released the Chinese-language version of co-director Qian Gang’s annual report on Chinese political discourse — his “Discourse Climate Report 2017” — through Taiwan’s Storm Media. For this year’s report, special thanks go to the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, where Qian Gang is currently on fellowship. We will […]
Five years ago, I published an article in Media Digest called “Textual Analysis of the 18th Congress Political Report” in which I listed 10 key terms to focus on to analyze the trends presaged in the report. Prior to this year’s 19th Congress, we took a different approach, compiling a database of more than 300,000 […]
Xi Jinping’s political report today to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was a long and drawn-out affair. There is a great deal of discourse to grapple with. But this is our initial take on some of the key points. 1. Xi Jinping’s “banner term,” the phrase that is meant to seal […]
China’s constitution guarantees in principle core human rights like freedom of expression. But more extreme language of the state’s “fundamental law” is now coming back to haunt activists and lawyers.
After changes to CCP rules defined “improper discussion” of policy as a violation, many worried this might silence internal voices of dissent.
The People’s Daily argues (once again) that China cannot copy Western notions of “rule of law.”
Top CCP leaders now say China mustn’t follow the principle of “judicial independence.”
CMP Director Qian Gang offers his second annual report on Chinese political discourse.
A front page editorial in the People’s Daily voices unqualified support for Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive, CY Leung.