Tag: Twitter

Xinhua Twitter Account Prompts Netizen Uproar

A report in a domestic newspaper has tipped off Chinese citizens to the fact that the official Xinhua News Agency has been posting on Twitter (@XHNews) since March 1, even though Twitter is banned in China, and The South China Morning Post notes that netizens responded with outrage: The most frequently asked question by China’s netizens is: why is Xinhua allowed to use Twitter, but not us? “I am go

December 11, 2012 7:54 PM

ISS Astronaut Sends Chinese New Year Greetings, Photos

On Saturday, two days after his historic orbit-to-ground conversation with former starship captain William Shatner, Canad

February 10, 2013 10:58 PM

Black Friday in Red China

November 11th was Singles Day—in Evan Osnos’ words, the “Chinese answer to Black Friday … an orgy of consumpt

November 24, 2012 1:51 AM

China’s Latest Twitter Criminal

Even beyond China’s Great Firewall, Twitter is not always a safe haven for the country’s more outspoken critics. Just bef

November 20, 2012 2:51 PM

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