https://chinadigitaltimes.net/ – a Berkeley-based nonprofit publishing news and translations focused on human rights and freedom of expression in Chinahttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mr3maaapa227Amid Hong Kong Book Fair, Police Raid Two More Independent Bookstores, Arrest Five Booksellers "A woman with her hands cuffed behind her back, wearing a t-shirt declaring 'I am a bookstore clerk,' held her head high as she was escorted into a police car." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/amid-hong-kong-book-fair-police-raid-two-more-independent-bookstores-arrest-five-booksellers/20 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3maaapa227https://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mr2mzthue223Translation: “Education for Migrant Workers’ Children Can’t Wait Any Longer” "Whether from a moral standpoint (ending the tragic separation of 100 million people from their parents or children) or a practical one (demographic crisis and technological upheaval), there is no room for further delay." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-education-for-migrant-workers-children-cant-wait-any-longer/20 Jul 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2mzthue223https://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mr3maaapa227Amid Hong Kong Book Fair, Police Raid Two More Independent Bookstores, Arrest Five Booksellers "A woman with her hands cuffed behind her back, wearing a t-shirt declaring 'I am a bookstore clerk,' held her head high as she was escorted into a police car." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/amid-hong-kong-book-fair-police-raid-two-more-independent-bookstores-arrest-five-booksellers/20 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3maaapa227https://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mr2mzthue223Translation: “Education for Migrant Workers’ Children Can’t Wait Any Longer” "Whether from a moral standpoint (ending the tragic separation of 100 million people from their parents or children) or a practical one (demographic crisis and technological upheaval), there is no room for further delay." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-education-for-migrant-workers-children-cant-wait-any-longer/20 Jul 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2mzthue223https://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqp3qxgwpc2m“Everything Is Sensitive”: Foreign Correspondents’ Club Survey Echoes Netizen Frustration at Unpredictable Red Lines "Respondents noted that authorities increasingly treated issues beyond the traditional political red lines as sensitive, such as the economy [...] rare earths and semiconductors." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/everything-is-sensitive-foreign-correspondents-club-survey-echoes-netizen-frustration-at-unpredictable-red-lines/15 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp3qxgwpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqkbzur7kc2eTranslation: Euphemism and Censorship Surround Guangxi Flooding, Dam Breach News "'A gap appeared' isn’t my personal phrasing; it’s the term used by every [Chinese] media outlet in all subsequent reporting on the dam breach." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-euphemism-and-censorship-surround-guangxi-flooding-dam-breach-news/13 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkbzur7kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqp3qxgwpc2m“Everything Is Sensitive”: Foreign Correspondents’ Club Survey Echoes Netizen Frustration at Unpredictable Red Lines "Respondents noted that authorities increasingly treated issues beyond the traditional political red lines as sensitive, such as the economy [...] rare earths and semiconductors." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/everything-is-sensitive-foreign-correspondents-club-survey-echoes-netizen-frustration-at-unpredictable-red-lines/15 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp3qxgwpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqkbzur7kc2eTranslation: Euphemism and Censorship Surround Guangxi Flooding, Dam Breach News "'A gap appeared' isn’t my personal phrasing; it’s the term used by every [Chinese] media outlet in all subsequent reporting on the dam breach." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-euphemism-and-censorship-surround-guangxi-flooding-dam-breach-news/13 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkbzur7kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqd2mcops22pMinitrue: 718 Leaked Directives from Video Platform LeTV "Selections illustrating key themes, from Xi Jinping to celebrities and foreign affairs to protests at home, are translated below." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/minitrue-718-leaked-directives-from-video-platform-letv/10 Jul 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd2mcops22phttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqg7tbbuy22iCDT Quote of the Week: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-how-do-these-comments-break-the-rules/12 Jul 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg7tbbuy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqafay6dw22eTranslation: "How Do These Comments Break the Rules?" "What makes me emo is this sense of powerlessness to know what breaks the rules … Censor all you want; I'll keep writing." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-how-do-these-comments-break-the-rules/09 Jul 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqafay6dw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqg7tbbuy22iCDT Quote of the Week: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-how-do-these-comments-break-the-rules/12 Jul 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg7tbbuy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpxjatbv3s2gThe Party at 105: Adept at Struggle, Even Better at Censorship "Once again, we're in an age when if no enemy exists, one must be created." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/the-party-at-105-adept-at-struggle-even-better-at-censorship/06 Jul 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxjatbv3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqd2mcops22pMinitrue: 718 Leaked Directives from Video Platform LeTV "Selections illustrating key themes, from Xi Jinping to celebrities and foreign affairs to protests at home, are translated below." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/minitrue-718-leaked-directives-from-video-platform-letv/10 Jul 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqd2mcops22phttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpscmvqn222hPhoto: Huaqiangbei Electronics Market, by QuantFoto https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/photo-huaqiangbei-electronics-market-by-quantfoto/04 Jul 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpscmvqn222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mprbj2oavs2nCensorship, Secrecy, and Speculation Continue After Pilot in Beijing CITIC Tower Collision Identified "Among the questions that remain are whether there will be any chilling effect on the vaunted 'low-altitude economy': drone delivery, and flying cars and taxis." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/censorship-secrecy-and-speculation-continue-after-pilot-in-beijing-citic-tower-collision-identified/03 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprbj2oavs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mqafay6dw22eTranslation: "How Do These Comments Break the Rules?" "What makes me emo is this sense of powerlessness to know what breaks the rules … Censor all you want; I'll keep writing." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/translation-how-do-these-comments-break-the-rules/09 Jul 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqafay6dw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpxjatbv3s2gThe Party at 105: Adept at Struggle, Even Better at Censorship "Once again, we're in an age when if no enemy exists, one must be created." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/the-party-at-105-adept-at-struggle-even-better-at-censorship/06 Jul 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxjatbv3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpscmvqn222hPhoto: Huaqiangbei Electronics Market, by QuantFoto https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/photo-huaqiangbei-electronics-market-by-quantfoto/04 Jul 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpscmvqn222hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mprbj2oavs2nCensorship, Secrecy, and Speculation Continue After Pilot in Beijing CITIC Tower Collision Identified "Among the questions that remain are whether there will be any chilling effect on the vaunted 'low-altitude economy': drone delivery, and flying cars and taxis." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/censorship-secrecy-and-speculation-continue-after-pilot-in-beijing-citic-tower-collision-identified/03 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprbj2oavs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpa7feip2c2vCloudflare – China Digital Times and the Fight Against Censorship https://www.cloudflare.com/case-studies/china-digital-times/27 Jun 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa7feip2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpa7fri7wc2vCloudflare – 2026 Cloudflare report on cyberattacks against civil society https://cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com/dzlvafdwdttg/5YmIHaAURvy8ZKjJ1CcQo6/1335a737054c44915ace715348e62697/BDES-9187_Cyberattacks_against_civil_society_Project_Galileo_Anniversary_Report.pdf27 Jun 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa7fri7wc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mp7zt7tuas2vCDT Quote of the Week: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-religion-and-red-lines-in-chinese-online-literature/26 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7zt7tuas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mp3oiwlko22kTranslation: “The School Where I Work Requires Us to Report Our Social Media Accounts. Should I Keep Publishing on WeChat?” "As long as I wasn’t breaking rules or touching sensitive subjects, writing always felt liberating. Now it feels like I’m being caged, and I’m almost afraid to keep writing." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-the-school-where-i-work-requires-us-to-report-our-social-media-accounts-should-i-keep-publishing-on-my-wechat-public-account/25 Jun 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3oiwlko22khttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mozbl7tc4s2xTranslation: How Tolerant is China's Internet? "Those who teach you to glorify suffering are the very ones who caused it. The powerful never complain that life is unfair, because they created that unfairness." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-how-tolerant-is-chinas-internet/24 Jun 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozbl7tc4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpa7fri7wc2vCloudflare – 2026 Cloudflare report on cyberattacks against civil society https://cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com/dzlvafdwdttg/5YmIHaAURvy8ZKjJ1CcQo6/1335a737054c44915ace715348e62697/BDES-9187_Cyberattacks_against_civil_society_Project_Galileo_Anniversary_Report.pdf27 Jun 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa7fri7wc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mpa7feip2c2vCloudflare – China Digital Times and the Fight Against Censorship https://www.cloudflare.com/case-studies/china-digital-times/27 Jun 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa7feip2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mp7zt7tuas2vCDT Quote of the Week: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-religion-and-red-lines-in-chinese-online-literature/26 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7zt7tuas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mp3neutibs2zTranslation: Religion and Red Lines in Chinese Online Literature "Webnovel moderation keeps getting stricter. Don’t gamble on 'artistic license' allowing you to cross religious red lines." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-religion-and-red-lines-in-chinese-online-literature/25 Jun 2026 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3neutibs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chinadigitaltimes.net/post/3mp3oiwlko22kTranslation: “The School Where I Work Requires Us to Report Our Social Media Accounts. Should I Keep Publishing on WeChat?” "As long as I wasn’t breaking rules or touching sensitive subjects, writing always felt liberating. Now it feels like I’m being caged, and I’m almost afraid to keep writing." https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/06/translation-the-school-where-i-work-requires-us-to-report-our-social-media-accounts-should-i-keep-publishing-on-my-wechat-public-account/25 Jun 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:ppd3ypfty6f2rlonrydgsjgj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3oiwlko22k