China Trembles at the Power of the Blog – Catherine Sampson

From The Independent:

In Beijing, a pregnant woman, Zeng Jinyan, blogs almost daily about her married life. This, however, is no tale of cosy domesticity. She posts photographs of the cars used by the state security officers who follow her and her husband every time they leave their house.

Last week, she described going for a walk in the park and chatting with her husband about their unborn child. Then, in frustration, “I looked back at the state security officers whose keys were rattling at their waists, and I said to them, ‘Aren’t you ashamed? Keep further away from us!'” [Full Text]

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