1.0The China Projecthttps://thechinaproject.comJenny Fenghttps://thechinaproject.com/author/gregjames/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bUC2QCtUnu"><a href="https://thechinaproject.com/2020/08/10/censors-say-no-suicide-on-chinas-leading-online-literature-site/">Censors say no suicide on China’s leading online literature site</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thechinaproject.com/2020/08/10/censors-say-no-suicide-on-chinas-leading-online-literature-site/embed/#?secret=bUC2QCtUnu" width="600" height="338" title="“Censors say no suicide on China’s leading online literature site” — The China Project" data-secret="bUC2QCtUnu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://thechinaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/china-suicide.jpg1200800As the Chinese government continues to tighten censorship of online content, writing fiction on the Chinese internet has increasingly felt like crossing a battlefield besieged by both visible enemies and hidden bombs: There is an ever-growing litany of words and themes that need to be avoided. While some of the red lines are well known, other subjects that were once safe for discussion are suddenly targeted by the authorities. Descriptions of suicide appear to be the latest inclusion on the censor’s list.