Zheng Yun, a social media pioneer in China, gives valuable insight into surviving in China’s online world. Zheng discusses the surprisingly cordial antics of Internet monitors and the consequences of carelessness, such as being invited for “a cup of tea,” code for an official berating.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times tells the story of a major Hollywood studio that has digitally altered a film, the remake of Red Dawn, to remove the Chinese bad guys and replace them with North Korean bad guys: When MGM decided a few...
Read MoreNPR reports on China’s response to the earthquake, tsunami and looming nuclear disaster in Japan: China has acted fast, sending disaster relief and organizing the evacuation of its own citizens from the disaster zone. This...
Read MoreVPN providers Witopia have blamed “China shenanigans” for severe recent disruptions of its service in China. From Bloomberg: The company is recommending users to report problems via e-mail instead of its live support...
Read MoreThe following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Read MoreAt Digicha, Bill Bishop explains Chinese tech blogger Keso’s recent comments on why, although Sina Weibo has been subject to various restrictions in recent weeks, the government is unlikely to pull the plug completely:...
Read MoreThe following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
Read MoreChina is dispatching four military transport aircraft and a missile-guided frigate to Libya and its surrounding areas. Many are speculating why the Chinese government, usually not one to interfere in domestic affairs of other...
Read MoreThe New York Times reports on the Chinese security apparatus that cracks down on activists and dissidents, and the relationship between Beijing and the provincial governments that carry out the orders locally: Despite persistent...
Read MoreThe following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and...
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