Caixin Media’s name was recently branded on 新世纪周刊 (“New Century Weekly”), a magazine that seems to have been backdoored by Hu Shuli and about 75% of what had formerly been Caijing’s editorial board. The publishing group already has a website up and running, including material in English. It will be interesting to see what happens here, since it’s unclear if she has much backing outside of Zhongshan University. Obviously it’s impossible to know what (and if) any deals were cut, or how much journalistic freedom the group will be afforded. Still, it’s a positive signal that some of those who have spoken truth to power, and were sanctioned for doing so, are able to continue operating. It’s also nice to have intelligent writing and analysis, against a sea of noise (think Economist v. USA Today in terms of the quality gap).