Tag
Sina Weibo

May 02, 2014
Chinese Media and the Urumqi Bombing: Censorship in Action
By Shannon Tiezzi

April 05, 2014
Maoming Protests Continue in Southern China
By Shannon Tiezzi

April 03, 2014
Wen Yunchao: 'Absolutely No Improvements' in Dissident Arrests Under Xi
By Tyler Roney

March 18, 2014
Change and Control in China's Media: Interview With David Bandurski
By Tyler Roney

March 14, 2014
China's Sudden WeChat Crackdown
By Tyler Roney

November 05, 2013
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Two new surveys show that Chinese entrepreneurs are increasingly looking to live and invest abroad.

September 03, 2013
China Intensifies Crackdown on Social Media Rumors
Weibo users are being arrested for spreading conspiracy theories, asking questions and mixing up statistics.

January 08, 2013
Xi Jinping: China's First Social Media President?
If Xi is able to master social media to serve his own ends his power and ability to craft policy could grow.

September 13, 2012
Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy"
The popular Twitter-like site is used by Chinese citizens, foreign diplomats, and government officials in remarkably innovative ways.

July 27, 2012
China’s New Political Class: The People
“Chinese citizens are making their voices heard on the Internet and their actions felt on the streets.”

April 04, 2012
Bo and the Kingdom of Rumors
The firing of Bo Xilai puzzled many. By refusing to properly explain, the Communist Party is making it worse.

January 31, 2012
Intellectual Microblog Exodus?
Leading academics have this month abandoned microblog Sina Weibo over free speech worries. Will more follow?