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Chongqing Police Pressure Sex Video Whistleblower
The blogger who released a sex video that brought down Chongqing official Lei Zhengfu last year has refused to hand over footage of other officials despite threats of prison time for withholding evidence. Following a late-night visit to his Beijing home by Beijing and Chongqing police on Sunday, Zhu Ruifeng spent seven hours in talks at a police station on Monday, but would not give up the material for fear of incriminating his source. From Chang Meng and Li Xiang at Global Times:January 29, 2013 2:37 AM
Planning for U.S. IPO, Sina Weibo Turns First-Ever Profit
The Wall Street Journal reports on microblogging service Sina Weibo’s plan to launch an IPO in the U.S.:
Sina Corp. is aiming to raise
What Does WhatsApp Buy Mean for Facebook in China?
Facebook, blocked by the Great Firewall since 2009, announced yesterday its imminent $19 billion acquisition of popular messenger service
February 20, 2014 1:57 PM
Sina Weibo Stifled By Internet Crackdown
For years, Chinese authorities have been taking measures to mitigate any risk posed by microblogs—once regarded as a unprecedentedly
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