Category Archives: State media

Books behind bars – He Dong on restricted literature

Posted on 2007-02-12 by Joel Martinsen

Commentator He Dong (何东) writes about experiences with banned books during the Cultural Revolution.

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Costume dramas sing the main theme

Posted on 2007-02-07 by Joel Martinsen

The Economic Observer (经济观察报) on Ming Dynasty 1566 (大明王朝1566), Hai Rui, the main theme, and censorship of historical dramas like Toward a Republic (走向共和).

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GAPP: books criticized, but not banned

Posted on 2007-02-01 by Joel Martinsen

GAPP says it didn’t ban any books; Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强), lawyer for Zhang Yihe (章诒和), responds.

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Ministry of Communication Problems

Posted on 2007-01-26 by Joel Martinsen

The Ministry of Communications (交通部) has an illogical English name. Zhai Hua (翟华) critiques it.

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Podcast Pioneers — Antiwave 反波

Posted on 2007-01-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This episode of Danwei TV’s Hard Hat Show is an interview with Flypig and Ping Ke, the two Chinese bloggers who make the excellent Antiwave podcast. We talk about Antiwave’s birth and history and touch on several subjects, including media … Continue reading →

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History books get the axe; another Zhang Yihe title falls

Posted on 2007-01-19 by Joel Martinsen

18 January 2007: China’s press authorities ban eight titles, most having to do with history, ‘Past Stories of Actors’ (伶人往事) by Zhang Yihe (章诒和) is among them.

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Dealing with cultural garbage

Posted on 2007-01-09 by Joel Martinsen

GAPP vice-director Liu Binjie (柳斌杰) calls for a fight against cultural trash. Netizens ask what that is – should we resist ‘Outlaws of the Marsh’ (水浒传)?

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