Why are certain intellectuals banned by the Central Propaganda Department still making appearances in the media?
The cultural and media markets are not monopolized by the authorities. They can place certain people on the ‘black list.’ But the various media and publishers seldom work together as one. When someone is fired from one place, he or she may be hired elsewhere. For example, Liu Junning was discharged by the Chinese Social Sciences Academy, but the Cultural Department Art Research Institute hired him. At the Chinese Social Sciences Academy, Liu could not attain the position of Full Researcher (equivalent to a Full Professor), but he is now a Full Researcher at the Cultural Department. Zhang Yihuo who wrote <
