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ALT Close-up image of a metal railing crowded with hundreds of "love locks"—some rusty, some new and shiny, and many that are heart-shaped and bear various inscriptions.
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ALT "A subtitle can be changed, but the original line is still etched in millions of people’s minds. That’s what you call a backup. That’s something you can’t erase." – From an essay by commentator Li Yuchen about changes made to the subtitles for the iconic 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption" for its 2026 theatrical release in China
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Translation: Are Young Japanese Canceling Meals, or Have Chinese Media Canceled Their Standards?
"It just gives people a cheap sense of superiority."
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Translation: "The Shawshank Redemption" Hits Chinese Theaters at Last, But "Had to Cut a Slice Off Its Tongue" First
"A subtitle can be changed, but the original line is still etched in millions of people’s minds. That’s something you can’t erase." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
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Translation: Why Isn't it "Foreign Interference" When They Praise China?
"What annoys me most is the way a single line of praise from a foreigner is used to paper over our own experience." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
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Twenty Harbin Students Disciplined for Unauthorized VPN Use After Reportedly Being “Informed on” by Classmate
"There’s a growing trend toward reporting people for the online content they post …. The reporting system has been completely weaponized." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
Translation: Are Young Japanese Canceling Meals, or Have Chinese Media Canceled Their Standards?
"It just gives people a cheap sense of superiority."
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Detention of Labor-Rights Advocate Feng Rui Draws Attention to Official Pressure, Censorship of Labor Issues
"If documenting injustice requires us to walk on eggshells, we might find ourselves left with a very clean, very quiet, very deserted society." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
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New Call for China to Free U.S. Scholar Min Zin
"China’s detention of Min Zin is an affront to international norms and standards and sends a chilling message to those who uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and the open exchange of ideas." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
New Call for China to Free U.S. Scholar Min Zin
"China’s detention of Min Zin is an affront to international norms and standards and sends a chilling message to those who uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and the open exchange of ideas." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
Detention of Labor-Rights Advocate Feng Rui Draws Attention to Official Pressure, Censorship of Labor Issues
"If documenting injustice requires us to walk on eggshells, we might find ourselves left with a very clean, very quiet, very deserted society." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
Translation: Why Isn't it "Foreign Interference" When They Praise China?
"What annoys me most is the way a single line of praise from a foreigner is used to paper over our own experience." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
Twenty Harbin Students Disciplined for Unauthorized VPN Use After Reportedly Being “Informed on” by Classmate
"There’s a growing trend toward reporting people for the online content they post …. The reporting system has been completely weaponized." chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/1…
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"Xiao Qiang, founder of the US-based China Digital Times, which monitors China's internet, said the 'intense censorship' suggests authorities saw the app as a new form of 'creative resistance' with potential for 'social mobilisation.'"
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"It drew 150,000 contributors before authorities suspended the app in September, citing unspecified regulatory violations [....] Searches for 'weekend off shopping' on Chinese social media platforms yielded no results."
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"A mobile app called 'Weekend Off Shopping' [allowed] users to check and rate whether businesses gave staff a full two-day weekend, encouraging shoppers to buy from those that did and avoid the others."
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Reuters – With national holidays approaching, Chinese workers demand a proper break
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"A WeChat essay translated by China Digital Times [...] described China’s keyword-based censorship as blunt and counterproductive [...,] interfering with ordinary communication, even when users are not criticizing the government or discussing politically sensitive issues."
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HRIC – HRIC Digital Rights Report - August 2026
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