The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China
London: PEN International (2013), 61 pp.
"This report arises out of five years of research and targeted advocacy on behalf of writers and journalists who have been censored or persecuted for their work in the People’s Republic of China. It presents PEN International’s findings, compiled by our international researchers and by our colleagues on the ground in China, on the ongoing threats to individual writers and journalists in the country and our assessment of the climate for freedom of expression in the world’s most populous state. These findings and assessments are echoed and amplified throughout the report in ten essays contributed by leading writers from China." (Executive summary)
Introduction: Why is Liu Xiaobo Still in Prison? 6
CHAPTER 1: THE PRESSURE FROM ABOVE, 9
The First Wave: Charter 08, 10
From Secret to Shameless: The Chinese Communist Party's Change in Tyranny Before and After the Olympics / Yu Jie, 11
The Second Wave: The Nobel Prize, 12
The Third Wave: the"Jasmine" Crackdown, 14
Human Rights in Post-Olympic China / Teng Biao, 14
Tibet: After the Beijing Olympics / Tsering Woeser, 17
The Garbage Dump and Organized Crime / Liao Yiwu, 18
Regional Focus: Crackdowns in Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, 19
CHAPTER 2: THE PRESSURE FROM BELOW, 23
Bizarre Freedom in a Divided Country / Liu Di, 25
The "Stability Maintenance System" versus the Rule of Law / Ye Du, 26
Crappy Freedom / Murong Xuecun, 32
CHAPTER 3: THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, 34
Why Does the Communist Party Leadership Still "Sing Red" in 2012? / Gao Yu, 36
Human Rights in Post-Olympics China / Sha Yexin, 38
Never-Ending, Hidden Rules / Dai Qing, 44
Conclusions and Recommendations, 46
Endnotes, 49
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Commentary on structural impediments to freedom of expression, 52
Appendix B: PEN International Writers in Prison Committee Case List, 56
Appendix C: Timeline, 58
Appendix D: PEN International Charter, 58
Appendix E: Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights, 59
Appendix F: PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom, 60
CHAPTER 1: THE PRESSURE FROM ABOVE, 9
The First Wave: Charter 08, 10
From Secret to Shameless: The Chinese Communist Party's Change in Tyranny Before and After the Olympics / Yu Jie, 11
The Second Wave: The Nobel Prize, 12
The Third Wave: the"Jasmine" Crackdown, 14
Human Rights in Post-Olympic China / Teng Biao, 14
Tibet: After the Beijing Olympics / Tsering Woeser, 17
The Garbage Dump and Organized Crime / Liao Yiwu, 18
Regional Focus: Crackdowns in Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, 19
CHAPTER 2: THE PRESSURE FROM BELOW, 23
Bizarre Freedom in a Divided Country / Liu Di, 25
The "Stability Maintenance System" versus the Rule of Law / Ye Du, 26
Crappy Freedom / Murong Xuecun, 32
CHAPTER 3: THE LITERARY COMMUNITY, 34
Why Does the Communist Party Leadership Still "Sing Red" in 2012? / Gao Yu, 36
Human Rights in Post-Olympics China / Sha Yexin, 38
Never-Ending, Hidden Rules / Dai Qing, 44
Conclusions and Recommendations, 46
Endnotes, 49
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Commentary on structural impediments to freedom of expression, 52
Appendix B: PEN International Writers in Prison Committee Case List, 56
Appendix C: Timeline, 58
Appendix D: PEN International Charter, 58
Appendix E: Girona Manifesto on Linguistic Rights, 59
Appendix F: PEN Declaration on Digital Freedom, 60
