Voices of July: “Henan Banks, Return Our Savings!”
“Voices of July” continues CDT’s monthly “Voices of …” collection of viral and censored audio-visual content from all over China. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation “Voices of April,”...
View ArticleJingyao Settles #MeToo Case Against Liu Qiangdong
Just two days before the civil trial of one of China’s biggest #MeToo cases was scheduled to begin, the two sides announced on Saturday that the case had been settled for an undisclosed sum. Liu...
View ArticleCensors Continue Clampdown on Criticism of Zero-COVID Policy
In his landmark political report before the 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping hailed China’s “tenacious pursuit” of its dynamic zero-COVID policy, an indication the policy is here to stay, despite...
View ArticleVoices of Protest: “If Not for the People, Where Would You Be?”
“Voices of Protest” is a special edition of CDT’s monthly “Voices of…” video series. This 15-minute video is a compilation of video footage, images, and audio from the large, spontaneous public...
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International Women’s Day: An Inspirational Pop-up Store, a Feminist Taobao...
This year’s United Nations theme for March 8 International Women’s Day (IWD) is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers, as...
View ArticleTranslation: Losing One’s Freedom for Freedom’s Sake—Xu Zhiyong’s Further...
On April 10, civil rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of “subversion of state power” after closed door trials in Linshu...
View ArticleTourism Push and Continued Labor Coercion Mark New Phase in Xinjiang Repression
Exactly one year ago, a consortium of media outlets released the Xinjiang Police Files, a cache of tens of thousands of files showing images of Uyghur detainees in Xinjiang’s concentration camps and...
View ArticleChinese Voices Seek Transnational Solidarity in Israel-Hamas War
The Chinese government’s position on the Israel-Hamas war has evolved from non-committal to “anti-Western neutrality,” designed to vilify the U.S. and win over Arabic publics. The result of this...
View ArticleTributes to Pioneering Public Health Advocate and AIDS Whistleblower Dr. Gao...
Retired gynecologist and public health advocate Dr. Gao Yaojie (高耀洁, Gāo Yàojié), who exposed the role of government-approved blood-selling schemes in fueling China’s rural AIDS epidemic, died of...
View ArticleDiverse Sinophone Groups Voice Support for Gaza
Israel’s war in Gaza has elicited increasing attention from the Sinophone world, as five months of violence have led to the deaths of 32,000 Palestinians, an imminent famine in northern Gaza, and...
View ArticleAt Pro-Palestine Encampments, Chinese Students Find Space for Expression and...
Students from at least 174 colleges and universities across six continents have erected encampments in solidarity with Palestine. Their movement has sprouted over the past few weeks, as many...
View ArticleChinese Diaspora Voices Fight Harassment and Find Room for Expression
As the room for expression in China continues to shrink under Xi Jinping, many Chinese people are finding more tolerant political environments abroad. Some disenchanted Chinese citizens have made the...
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On Second Anniversary of Sitong Bridge Protest, Lone Protester Peng Lifa’s...
Two years after Peng Lifa’s courageous one-man protest on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge against Xi Jinping and the CCP’s autocratic rule, his whereabouts are still unknown, although it is widely presumed...
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Translations: Latest Consumer Backlash Takes Aim at Serious Quality Defects...
Revelations of serious quality defects in many Chinese brands of sanitary pads have sparked outrage, led to a run on imported menstrual products, and fueled an online campaign that has prompted...
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The Chengdu Overpass Protest and Its Antecedents: “The People Do Not Want a...
In the early hours of the morning of April 15, 2025, a lone protester lashed three long white banners with red, hand-painted political slogans to the railings of a pedestrian overpass near a bus...
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