This should be a golden era of reporting — but according to media analyst Qiao Mu there is very little Chinese media can talk about outside of finance, entertainment and titillating international stories (like that of spiritual guru Wang Lin, pictured at left with Alibaba’s Jack Ma).
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.