In a follow-up to the “BMW case”, which spurred widespread online protests in China, a lenient sentence was upheld for a woman who killed a peasant with her car, the BBC reported today. The full report is here. We’ll see how Internet users in China react to this news.
Read MoreThis article is on March 26’s technology page of Globe and Mail, written by Geoffery York. “When computer sleuths from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation studied the users of its website over the past 12 months, they found something very mysterious: Not a single person from China had visited the site.” Click here for the […]
Read MoreMarch 25, 2004 In a provocative piece, Joshua Kurlantzick of the New Republic challenges the argument that the Internet is a powerful force for democracy. Instead he argues that the Internet has turned out to be a paper tiger against tyranny and authoritarian regimes, and that it may actually help to strengthen them. He insists […]
Read MoreMarch 27, 2004 “China said Friday that it had agreed to talks with the United States about a tax Beijing imposed on imported semiconductors that Washington contends gives Chinese producers an unfair advantage. The United States started a complaint with the World Trade Organization last week over the 17 percent value-added tax China places on […]
Read More“With nearly 80 million users in China, the Internet has become a medium for anti-Japanese sentiment. The Internet has been inundated with messages calling for a tough line against “small Japan,” a derogatory term for Japan used by some Chinese.” The full article is at Daily Yomiuri On-Line
Read MoreOrville published an OP-ED piece on Project Syndicate about Taiwan on March 19. He has given analysis on dynamics behind China’s policy towards Taiwan and wrote: “Taiwan may have the right to pursue independence, but regional peace and democratization of China are far more important and worthy outcomes.” The full article is here.
Read More2004-03-24 “Local governments across China have been ordered not to approve any Internet cafe operations in residential areas or within 200 meters of primary and high schools…….The Chinese government has, therefore, launched a nationwide check on all Internet cafes from February to August so as to halt the entry of minors as well as to […]
Read MoreMarch 8, 2004 Nanfang Daily reports that China is again openly contemplating reforms to its much criticized system of Reeducation through Labor to comport better with recent social and legal changes. Clarifications to the existing legal framework behind laodong jiaoyang, as well as modernizations to it are under consideration; but no decisions are expected this […]
Read MoreMarch 23, 2004 By KEITH BRADSHER and JOSEPH KAHN TAIPEI, Taiwan, Tuesday, March 23 ” President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan agreed Tuesday morning to a recount of his disputed victory by a razor-thin margin (0.2%) in the presidential elections on Saturday, giving in to pressure from street demonstrations and the United States. Clickhere to read […]
Read MoreMarch 23, 2004 I got this news from New York Times SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Viacom Inc., the owner of the CBS, Nickelodeon and MTV television networks, plans to collaborate with the Shanghai Media Group on producing TV programs for youngsters in China’s largest city — the first such joint venture since China opened TV […]
Read MoreMarch 23, 2004 “China says it has suspended all discussions with the United States on human rights’ issues. Beijing broke off contacts as the US prepared to condemn its human rights record at a United Nations meeting. The American ambassador in Beijing was summoned to be told that China “cannot but immediately halt bilateral human […]
Read MoreThis special feature article was on Intel’s publication: Grid Today. “The Computer Network Information Center (CNIC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Lenovo (Holdings) Co., Ltd. recently reached an agreement by which Lenovo, with the guidance of the National 863 Project, will work with CNIC to build for CAS a powerful High Performance […]
Read MoreIn a further update to the story below, Southern Metropolis News (Nanfang Dushi Bao) editor Cheng Yizhong was arrested on March 19, and is being investigated on corruption charges. This appears to be another attempt to silence one of China’s most independent and outspoken newspapers. For more information on this case, see CPJ’s news alert […]
Read MoreBy Louisa Lim BBC correspondent in Beijing A Chinese court has sentenced the former general manager of an outspoken newspaper to 12 years in prison for bribery and corruption. In China’s tightly-controlled media market, the Southern Metropolis News was one of the most fearless papers. The newspaper has repeatedly embarrassed the authorities by exposing official […]
Read More” March 19 — The China Education and Research Net 2 (CERNET2), a backbone network based on IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol, was put on trial Friday. The network now connects three Chinese cities, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with 6,000 km of optic fiber, so far the world’s largest backbone network totally based on IPv6, […]
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