1. Media Outlets Protest State Editorial on Southern Weekly

    Major Chinese media outlets today are showing solidarity with the Southern Weekly strikers, in an unprecedented display of resistance against [...]

  2. Foreigners Under Fire

    My new book, Lost Colony: the Untold Story of China’s First Great Victory over the West, won't be published in [...]

  3. China Tries Twitter Diplomacy?

    This week, the China-watching twitterverse was surprised to discover that Hu Xijin, the editor of the Global Times, was now tweeting. That [...]

  4. India Treads China Censor Path

    The world’s largest democracy prides itself on being the “free” rising Asian giant. But is India taking a leaf out [...]

  5. Occupy Wall Street Ignored?

    Often at the receiving end of US criticism over censorship, China’s media is no doubt delighted to have the chance [...]

  6. The Avatar Effect

    I'd been looking forward to seeing Inception at the movie theatre here in China. No joy, though—the powers that be [...]

  7. You WILL Listen!

    Inevitably there’s been lots of discussion on message boards and blogs about what search results are being returned through Google [...]