POLITICSCHINA DIGITAL TIMES
Sensitive Words: Search Censorship, Tiananmen, “8 Squared,” and “64 + Division”
CDT Chinese editors compiled terms related to the June Fourth crackdown subject to search censorship on Chinese platforms. Censored phrases include direct references like '64', coded variants such as '8 squared', and terms linking to historical events and figures like Hu Yaobang and Tiananmen Mothers.
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