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Sina Weibo
![Chinese Media and the Urumqi Bombing: Censorship in Action Chinese Media and the Urumqi Bombing: Censorship in Action](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-01_20-31-45.jpg)
Chinese Media and the Urumqi Bombing: Censorship in Action
By Shannon Tiezzi
![Maoming Protests Continue in Southern China Maoming Protests Continue in Southern China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-04_17-46-42.jpg)
Maoming Protests Continue in Southern China
By Shannon Tiezzi
![Wen Yunchao: 'Absolutely No Improvements' in Dissident Arrests Under Xi Wen Yunchao: 'Absolutely No Improvements' in Dissident Arrests Under Xi](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-03_12-43-14.jpg)
Wen Yunchao: 'Absolutely No Improvements' in Dissident Arrests Under Xi
By Tyler Roney
![Change and Control in China's Media: Interview With David Bandurski Change and Control in China's Media: Interview With David Bandurski](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-18_13-28-53.jpg)
Change and Control in China's Media: Interview With David Bandurski
By Tyler Roney
![China's Sudden WeChat Crackdown China's Sudden WeChat Crackdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-14_13-09-51.jpg)
China's Sudden WeChat Crackdown
By Tyler Roney
![Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/Shanghai_Puxi_Night.jpg)
Why China’s New Rich Want to Emigrate
Two new surveys show that Chinese entrepreneurs are increasingly looking to live and invest abroad.
![China Intensifies Crackdown on Social Media Rumors China Intensifies Crackdown on Social Media Rumors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/weibo-400x236.jpg)
China Intensifies Crackdown on Social Media Rumors
Weibo users are being arrested for spreading conspiracy theories, asking questions and mixing up statistics.
![Xi Jinping: China's First Social Media President? Xi Jinping: China's First Social Media President?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/3031_524388bc5dd92.jpg)
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.
![Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy" Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy"](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/3272_5243906b5c692.jpg)
Weibo Spawns "Wei-diplomacy"
The popular Twitter-like site is used by Chinese citizens, foreign diplomats, and government officials in remarkably innovative ways.
![China’s New Political Class: The People China’s New Political Class: The People](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sizes/thumbnail/3559_524391f8066f5.jpg)
China’s New Political Class: The People
“Chinese citizens are making their voices heard on the Internet and their actions felt on the streets.”
![Bo and the Kingdom of Rumors Bo and the Kingdom of Rumors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sizes/thumbnail/3834_524393f9d3c60.jpg)
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.
![Intellectual Microblog Exodus? Intellectual Microblog Exodus?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sizes/thumbnail/4065_524395bd4a0c8.jpg)
Intellectual Microblog Exodus?
Leading academics have this month abandoned microblog Sina Weibo over free speech worries. Will more follow?