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Xinhua reports on the first attempt to establish real-name registration for bloggers: A blog site that only allows users to publish blogs and comments using the writers’ real names — believed to be the first in China, was launched here on Monday. Chinese intellectuals are enthusiastic about social affairs and are willing to express their […]
Read MoreAn opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal: Just imagine what China would look like if its pragmatic, development-minded leaders had kept the Internet out. Mainlanders would not have been able to sign online petitions, read as many outside news reports, write blogs, and post their comments on “sensitive” topics. Foreign companies like Google, Yahoo […]
Read MoreAP reports on the latest protest by villagers angered by industrial pollution: Police in southern China arrested 10 farmers embroiled in a dispute with a paper mill over pollution they say is killing their crops and fouling their water sources, villagers and media reports said Friday… The dispute reflects a common complaint in China: Industries […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian, progress in Murdoch’s efforts to enter the China market with MySpace: News Corporation is applying to the Chinese authorities for an internet-services licence and expects to set up the joint venture in Beijing, according to a report on Reuters. The IDG-Accel China Growth Fund, managed by venture firm International Data Group Technology […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: Suicide Rabbit, introduced in August by Liu Gang, a 35-year-old cartoonist, has attracted a swiftly increasing audience by portraying with gentle humor the million little abuses suffered by Chinese people as their society endures a bumpy transformation. Hapless but always well intentioned, he has provided a rare opportunity for Chinese young […]
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