Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been named the most powerful person in the art world in ArtReview magazine's Power 100 poll, which rates the...
CATEGORY: China
Conspiracy theories flourish after China cancels opera
This Thursday Hong Kong will host the world premiere of Dr. Sun Yat-sen after China abruptly cancelled the opera’s original world premiere at...
“Detained” reporter refutes New York Times article
We've been alerted to a debate that has arisen regarding our post on Monday 26 September, in which we noted that the New York Times had reported...
Reporter detained for article on sex slavery
It was revealed last week that a Chinese man who imprisoned six women as sex slaves in a self-dug cellar was arrested in Luoyang city, Henan...
Twitter clamps down on “rumours”
It’s been in the pipeline for weeks. Ever since China’s version of Twitter, Weibo, was used by account holders to pressure a polluting factory to...
Window on the South: Suspended magazine editor talks to Index
The suspension of one of China’s top editors, Zhao Lingmin, who edited the high-profile magazine, Window on the South, has gripped the Chinese...
Chinese censors cut Super Girl
China's version of Pop Idol, Super Girl, was on Friday suspended for one year by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT). Li...
Google’s ICP licence renewed in China
Last week, a Google spokesperson announced that Google.cn’s Chinese Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence had been renewed to 2012. When Google...
Propaganda bureau takes over two Beijing papers
The news earlier this week that two popular Beijing newspapers will now come under the capital’s propaganda department has raised concerns that the...
China calls for crackdown on Internet rumours
After two recent incidents where a fury of online public criticism has shown the robust power of microblogging in spreading information, the Chinese...