In the censored post translated below, blogger 竹不倒 Zhúbùdǎo ("Unyielding Bamboo") responds to reporting by investigative journalist Li Wei'ao on two ...

News that comedian Guo Degang is under investigation by the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism for a playful riff on an old “red tune” has set alarm bells ringing about the state of ...

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This post from WeChat account 百里曾游 Bǎilǐ Céngyóu ("100 Li Once Traveled"), deleted at the source but archived at CDT Chinese, describes the gauntlet ...

Late last month, Caixin published an update on the case, prompting commentator and former investigative journalist Chu Chaoxin to post a belated but heartfelt plea for Jing Shuren’s release. He ...

The post translated below, from WeChat account “Summer Flavors,” argues that keyword-based censorship on Chinese online platforms is missing the mark, both unnecessarily restricting harmless speech ...

When I see something wrong, no one can shut me up! —Wuyue Sanren, "In Answer to the Southern Weekly" But as a woman, you must know that the reason we like you isn't because you're idiotic to the point ...

Phrase used by netizens to refer to the mummified remains of Chairman Mao. Describing the venerated former chairman’s remains as a salt-cured meat product has been deemed disrespectful by China’s ...

近期，2026年电影暑期档出现了一部现象级“反向出圈”的黑马作品——《牛来》。该片由34岁的导演信雨萌与母亲孙丽芳耗时五年独立制作，上映初期因零宣发、画质粗糙遭冷遇，前9天累计票房仅7000余元，创下年度院线动画最低纪录。随后，该片灾难级的画质反而引 ...

近日，有博主在河北拍到，大白菜在装车前，居然直接往甲醛溶液里蘸，就为了保鲜。当地一通报，情况属实，人抓了，货也拦截了。可这事还是让广大消费者震惊。

18年，一个孩子都长成大人了；14年，我们连日本鬼子都赶出中国了。但甲醛白菜，却依然屹立不倒。 同样是在2014年，青岛莱西市某蔬菜批发市场，又出现甲醛白菜，两人分别被判处有期徒刑一年六个月和一年，并处罚金。