http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/08/liu-xiang-sent-to-olympic-death-by-chinas-1-billion-image-building-exercise/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Fri, 25 May 2012 17:36:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/08/liu-xiang-sent-to-olympic-death-by-chinas-1-billion-image-building-exercise/#comment-3109 Stilgherrian · Links for 23 August 2008 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:10:00 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=22939#comment-3109 [...] Liu Xiang Sent to Olympic Death by China’s £1 Billion Image-Building Exercise | China Di...: An example of how China’s Internet users avoid the censorship of the Great Firewall of China: using the words “Surrender Liu” (刘降 vs 翔) to avoid censorship of any negative comments about athlete Liu Xiang’s withdrawal from the Olympics. The words are pronounced the same, but different in writing. [...] [...] Liu Xiang Sent to Olympic Death by China’s £1 Billion Image-Building Exercise | China Di…: An example of how China’s Internet users avoid the censorship of the Great Firewall of China: using the words “Surrender Liu” (刘降 vs 翔) to avoid censorship of any negative comments about athlete Liu Xiang’s withdrawal from the Olympics. The words are pronounced the same, but different in writing. [...]

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