Sensitive Words: June 4th, 2015
On this 26th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on protesters in the vicinity of Tiananmen Square in Beijing (which coincided with several other crackdowns on pro-democracy...
View ArticleWhy Was Zhou Yongkang Denied a Public Trial?
The recent trial of former security chief and Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang took place in secret, despite earlier assurances of openness. At South China Morning Post, Jerome Cohen...
View ArticleRewriting History: Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang
Last week, President Xi Jinping and other leaders commemorated the centenary of the birth of former Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang, who had long been marginalized from Party...
View ArticleSentencings and Threats Hang Over HK Publishers
On Tuesday, a Shenzhen court sentenced two journalists for their involvement in political magazines that were published in Hong Kong but distributed in mainland China. From Kris Cheng: Wang Jianmin and...
View ArticleJournal Remains Defiant in Face of Likely Closure
Two weeks ago, the government-sponsored supervising organization of the long-running liberal journal Yanhuang Chunqiu swept in to replace key senior staff in alleged violation of a 2014 agreement...
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Person of the Week: Bao Tong
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short biographies of public intellectuals, cartoonists, human rights activists, and other people pushing for change in China. The...
View Article30 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang Appears to Win Backing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
View Article30 Years Ago: Gorbachev Calls Protesters ‘Hotheads’
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
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30 Years Ago: Zhao Ziyang: “We Came Too Late”
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
View Article30 Years Ago: Troops Sent to Beijing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
View Article30 Years Ago: Changes at Top Are Hinted
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
View Article30 Years Ago: Li Peng Tightens Grip
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
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30 Years Ago: Students Urge End to Siege of Square
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is...
View Article1989: Background Reading
As we mark the 30th anniversary of the 1989 protest movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown, CDT editors have put together a list of books to provide more in-depth context and analyses...
View ArticleBeijing Launches Hotline for Reporting Online “Historical Nihilism”
The term “historical nihilism”—which has long been used to label accounts that challenge Party-approved orthodoxy—is again back in headlines and official crosshairs with the launch of a hotline...
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