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Bittersweet Award for Banned China Author
Author Zhang Yihe recently won the Chinese PEN award for her book “The Past is Not like Smoke” (往事并不如烟), which tells the story of her father and other intellectuals who were purged during Mao’s...
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My Statement and Position – Zhang Yihe
Translated by ESWN On January 11, 2007, during the opening day of the national book order placements conference, the General Administration of Press and Publications called an “informational” meeting....
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Support for Zhang Yihe; A Warning to Wu Shulin and the likes – Sha Yexin
Zhang Yihe(Á´†ÊÄ°Âíå), the author of three books, is the daughter of “China’s number one rightist” Zhang Bojun(Á´†‰ºØÈíß), who is, among various titles, China’s first Minister of Transportation,...
View ArticleChina: No Longer a Legalist Society – useless tree
From Useless Tree Blog: A recent news story reminds us of the essential Legalism – of the Han Fei Tzu lineage – that lies at the heart of the PRC government. But it also shows us how China is no longer...
View ArticleBanned in Beijing – Jennifer Chou
From The Standard: On January 1, 2007, the Chinese government loosened restrictions on the media, including those that limited the freedom of foreign journalists to travel and conduct interviews in...
View ArticleChinese author at war with censors – Chris Buckley
From Reuters, via Boston.com: The Chinese author of a book about long-dead Peking Opera stars has become the latest challenger to the ruling Communist Party‘s censors, daring them on Friday to explain...
View ArticleA Change in the Situation and My Unchanged Position РZhang Yihe (章诒和)
Since banned author Zhang Yihe published her “My Statement and Position” on January 19, 2007, her charged words directly challenging the government official Wu Shulin (ÈǨ‰π¶Êûó), who is responsible...
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Despite Official Censorship, More Netizens Are Speaking Up To Support Zhang Yihe
Since author Zhang Yihe published her “My Statement and Position” on Janurary 19, 2007, many intellectuals and ordinary citizens have publicly expressed their support for Ms. Zhang in cyberspace. The...
View ArticleWhen Speaking the Truth Means Breaking a Silence – Vivian Wu
From South China Morning Post: In Shanghai’s muzzled arts world, softly spoken playwright Sha Yexin has made a habit of irritating officialdom with his independent voice. The self-described off-beat...
View ArticleBeijing Tells Writers to Stay Away from Hong Kong Summit – AP
From AP via TaiPei Times: China either banned or warned more than 20 Chinese writers from attending an international writers’ conference held in Hong Kong over the weekend, organizers said yesterday....
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Denial Responses from Wu Shulin and GAPP Officials on ‘Banned’ Books’- Lu...
Letters From China blog translated following report from Central News Agency, via China Times: At long last, top propagandist Wu Shulin openly denies the book ban accusation:- (in translation) After...
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A Lone Voice Fights Chinese Censorship – Richard Spencer
From The Telegraph: Zhang Yihe, a historian whose latest banned book was a collection of biographies of Peking Opera singers, has sent a flood of open letters and petitions to the government demanding...
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Was The Censor Dumped Over Censorship??
After just 15 months in office, top press regulator Long Xinmin was abruptly reassigned last week. Nobody’s quite certain why. But the General administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) suffered...
View ArticleLi Xianting and Zhang Yihe: Ai Weiwei Is a Creative Artist
Li Xianting is an independent art critic and curator of contemporary Chinese art. He was actively involved with introducing avant-garde art forms to China in the 1970s and 80s and is frequently...
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