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Minitrue: Hold Back on Fan Bingbing Tax Accusations
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All...
View ArticleIn China, Art and the Law Collide Again
China’s contemporary art scene is on edge, according to The New York Times, ever since authorities detained a German and his Chinese associate in late March for allegedly dodging China’s import tax...
View ArticleAi Weiwei Tax Evasion Appeal Rejected
A court in Beijing’s Chaoyang district has rejected Ai Weiwei’s appeal of a 15 million yuan fine for tax evasion, according to BBC: Supporters say the fine is politically motivated and Mr Ai wanted the...
View ArticleAi Weiwei Protege Zhao Zhao Under Pressure
At Spiegel Online, Ulrike Knöfel profiles provocative Beijing artist Zhao Zhao and two of the gallery owners who have backed him. A former assistant to Ai Weiwei, Zhao appears in the documentary Ai...
View ArticleChinese Court Upholds Fine Against Dissident Ai Weiwei
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s appeal in his tax evasion case has been rejected, and the fine of US$2.4 million has been upheld. Ai was detained for 81 days in 2011 before authorities announced that...
View ArticleAuthorities To Shut Down Ai Weiwei’s Firm
The New York Times reports that officials have revoked the business license of dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s production company, according to an online post by Ai’s lawyer: The move came after a court...
View ArticleConfusion or Conspiracy? U.K. Limits Ai Weiwei Visa
Last week, Chinese authorities finally returned artist Ai Weiwei’s passport, removing a barrier to international travel that had been in place since his 81-day detention in 2011. This Thursday, Ai...
View ArticleRumor, Torture Convictions Follow Disappearances
The recent vanishings of former Interpol President and Vice Minister for Public Security Meng Hongwei and movie star Fan Bingbing have shown, as rights researcher Michael Caster told the BBC last week,...
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Minitrue: Celebrity “Yin-yang Contract” Tax Evasion Case
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
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Minireview: 2018 in Censorship (Jan-Oct)
This series is a month-by-month recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in 2018, this small fraction of which were then leaked and distributed online. The names...
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Minireview: 2018 in Censorship (Oct-Dec)
This series is a recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in 2018, this small fraction of which were then leaked and distributed online. The names of some issuing...
View ArticleGrip Tightens on China’s Entertainment Industries
At Vanity Fair, May Jeong profiles Chinese movie megastar Fan Bingbing, describing her four-month disappearance last year amid a series of other prominent cases, and its context in an ongoing crackdown...
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Minitrue: Focus on Henan Flood Recovery; Do Not Report on Celebrity Tax Case...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
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Celebrity Culture “Clean Up” Campaign Targets Stars and Fans Alike
One of China’s most famous actresses has been summarily wiped from the internet as part of a “clean up” campaign aimed at celebrity culture. Zhao Wei, who starred in the über-popular TV drama “My Fair...
View ArticleTranslation: Everyone Can Sense That a Profound Transformation is Underway!
In recent days, a number of major state and Party media outlets have simultaneously republished a relatively obscure essayist’s screed on sissy-boy celebrities, get-rich-quick capitalists, and lessons...
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