Sensitive Words: “Pen-Grabbing Secretary”
As of November 21, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Nov 23, 2012
As of November 21, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Apr 17, 2009
Baidu Post Bar 百度贴吧, operated by the China’s leading search engine company, Baidu, is one of the country’s most popular online communities, where individual discussion communities (“post bars”) are generated by Baidu...
Mar 13, 2009
While those at the polar ends of the Tibet debate may see it as a black and white issue, a few efforts have been made recently to show the complexity of the problems involved. China Pictorial, an official travel and photography...
Mar 5, 2009
The New York Times reports on an increasing clampdown in Tibetan areas as authorities strive to avoid unrest as the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising approaches on March 10: Now, the authorities have imposed an...
Apr 30, 2008
The ambitious run of a second Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest may be underway, though no-one really knows. From AP: State-run China Central Television began the first of what are billed as elaborate and technically...
Mar 16, 2008
Update, March 17, 2008: The deadline for Tibetan protesters to surrender to Chinese police has passed, reports the BBC. The Times (London) is reporting that the Chinese army paraded dozens of handcuffed prisoners, their heads...
Mar 15, 2008
Shanghaiist analyzes a Lhasa resident’s observation and Xinhua’s reports of Lhasa riots: We told you about the chaos happening simultaneously in Dharamsala, India and Lhasa, Tibet, and it looks like we’re only...