Dissident Journalist Held Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Chinese authorities, who are wary of dissent as the occasion approaches, arrested the outspoken Gao Yu under a state secrets law that critics call vague and overly broad.



Sinosphere Blog: People’s Daily Editorial Fanned Flames of 1989 Protest

Players in the confrontation that convulsed China in 1989 have long wondered how differently events might have played out without a truculent editorial that appeared in People’s Daily on April 26 that year.

Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture

Even innocuous topics have become controversial for Wikipedia editors from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and compounding the issue are language differences.

    



Chinese Journalist Is Released on Bail

Du Bin said he could still face trial for accusations he said stemmed from his recent film about a Chinese labor camp and a book about the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters.