Longform Translation

The best of CDT longform translation.

Topics

Activism

• Love, a Decisive Moment by Li Jingrui (February 23, 2016)
• On the New Citizens Movement by Xu Zhiyong (May 13, 2013)
• I Signed My Name After a Good Cry! by Tang Xiaozhao (Persian Xiaozhao) (January 11, 2009)

Encounters with the State

• Defense Statement at Pu Zhiqiang's Trial by Shang Baojun (December 14, 2015)
• A Year as a Wife by Jiang Xue (October 8, 2015)

June Fourth

• That Year, These Years: Stories of June Fourth by Li Xuewen (June 25, 2012)
• A June Deserter by Deserter (June 11, 2009)

Tibet

• Fire Between Dark and Cold by Tang Danhong (January 9, 2013)
• Tibet: Her Pain, My Shame by Tang Danhong (March 23, 2008)

Taiwan

• Ten Notes on Taipei by Wang Yiqiao (February 5, 2016)
• The Taiwan You Can See by Li Chengpeng (February 10, 2014)

Disasters

• How Far Can I Go? And How Much Can I Do? by He Xiaoxin (August 15, 2015)

Rich and Poor

• Cruising the World: 600 Chinese Taste "La Dolce Vita" by Li Meiling (June 11, 2015)
• The Monthly Expenses of a Migrant Worker by Karer (January 25, 2006)

Past and Present

• Mr. President, There is Sadness Behind the Scenery by Yu Jianrong (November 30, 2015)

Authors

He Xiaoxin 和小欣

He Xiaoxin is a photojournalist in Beijing.

• How Far Can I Go? And How Much Can I Do?

Jiang Xue

Jiang Xue is a reporter for the Hong Kong-based Asia Weekly (亞洲週刊).

• A Year as a Wife

Karer

Karer is a blogger.

• The Monthly Expenses of a Migrant Worker

Li Chengpeng 李承鹏

A sports commentator turned social critic, Li Chengpeng is the author of several books, including "The Whole World Knows" (全世界人民都知道). In 2013, when he was instructed not to speak at a book signing, Li wore a face mask in silent protest. He had a strong following on social media until his Weibo account and Sina blog were purged in 2014.

• The Taiwan You Can See

Li Jingrui 李静睿

Li Jingrui is a columnist for Dajia and author of the novel "Small Town Girl" (小镇的姑娘).

• Love, a Decisive Moment

Li Meiling

>>BIO<<

• Cruising the World: 600 Chinese Taste "La Dolce Vita"

Li Xuewen

>>BIO<<

• That Year, These Years: Stories of June Fourth

Shang Baojun

Shang Baojun is an attorney at the Beijing Mo Shaoping Law Firm. He represented rights defense lawyer Pu Zhiqiang in 2015.

• Defense Statement at Pu Zhiqiang's Trial

Tang Danhong 唐丹鸿

>>BIO<<

• Fire Between Dark and Cold
• Tibet: Her Pain, My Shame

Tang Xiaozhao 唐小昭

>>BIO<<

• I Signed My Name After a Good Cry!

Wang Yiqiao

Wang Yiqiao is a PhD candidate in constitutional law at Indiana University. He blogs under the penname Sanjin (三斤).

• Ten Notes on Taipei

Xu Zhiyong

>>BIO<<

• On the New Citizens Movement

Yu Jianrong

Yu Jianrong is a rural sociologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is known for advocating liberal reforms and harnessing social media for social good.

• Mr. President, There is Sadness Behind the Scenery