Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

China's online influencers are finding it harder than ever to navigate the "red lines":
"[Recent state-media] criticisms of Zhang Xuefeng [...are] no different from the Cultural Revolution-era practices of 'criticism for the sake of criticism' and 'elevating all issues to the level of politics.'"

A nostalgic look back at the Chengfu Road (成府路) bookstalls and bookstores of Beijing's university district : chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/7214...

Chinese internet users express frustration over the de-platforming of some frugal and very laid-back gamers. One online comment: "You can’t be a slacker, can’t be materialistic, you just have to keep working and grinding away. [...] All we can do is wait until they grind us down to nothing."

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues.

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Chinese internet users express frustration over the de-platforming of some frugal and very laid-back gamers. One online comment: "You can’t be a slacker, can’t be materialistic, you just have to keep working and grinding away. [...] All we can do is wait until they grind us down to nothing."

Update, h/t @cindycarter.bsky.social:

A nostalgic look back at the Chengfu Road (成府路) bookstalls and bookstores of Beijing's university district : chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/7214...

Police in China detained a man for comments critical of President Xi Jinping’s military parade, highlighting the ruling Communist Party’s intolerance of dissent.

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CDT's full translation (by @samuelwa.de‬) of a personal essay detailing indie filmmaker Guo Zhenming's interactions with a local cadre after leasing an apartment in Urumqi
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It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we, the family of Andrew West, confirm his peaceful passing on 10th July 2025. The BabelStone legacy will be continued by colleagues and friends.
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Melissa Chan on the protagonists: "I put everything I learned while reporting in China and thereafter into this work in different ways. [....T]here was far less transposing of our respective identities into the characters and far more our general presence and experiences expressed...in this story."

Badiucao on the novel's visual style: "[Taking back our language] extends to the vocabulary for visual expression. [...F]or me, it is almost an obligation to [...convey] how traditional Chinese forms should not be associated with propaganda, but can actually advocate for freedom."

I highly recommend CDT editor @samuelwa.de's recent interview with Badiucao and Melissa Chan on their graphic novel "You Must Take Part in Revolution":

Interview: @badiucao.bsky.social and @melissakchan.bsky.social on Their Graphic Novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution

We got lots of great questions from @chinadigitaltimes.net, including how we picked the title of our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. Here's @badiucao.bsky.social's response. 🔗 Read the full interview here: bit.ly/cdt-revolution

Melissa Chan on the protagonists: "I put everything I learned while reporting in China and thereafter into this work in different ways. [....T]here was far less transposing of our respective identities into the characters and far more our general presence and experiences expressed...in this story."

Badiucao on the novel's visual style: "[Taking back our language] extends to the vocabulary for visual expression. [...F]or me, it is almost an obligation to [...convey] how traditional Chinese forms should not be associated with propaganda, but can actually advocate for freedom."

I highly recommend CDT editor @samuelwa.de's recent interview with Badiucao and Melissa Chan on their graphic novel "You Must Take Part in Revolution":

Nut Brother’s Latest Detention Highlights Performance Artists' Precarity

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CDT Quote of the Week:
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Online Backlash Over “Sexual Nationalism” and Privacy Violations After Dalian Polytechnic University Tries to Expel Student
"There’s an implicit equation here: foreign man sleeps with a Chinese woman and then insults her online = humiliation of the Chinese people. It’s classic victim-blaming."

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