Thanks to Professor Rudolph Wagner of the University of Heidelberg for the following information: Yannan.cn, a Beijing-based website that over the last year had emerged as the foremost forum for intellectual discussion and cutting-edge thinking in China, has closed down effective Oct. 1. A note says: “Effective today, Yannan.cn has closed for cleansing up and […]
Read MoreThe Asian Wall Street Journal published my commentary on the recent Internet Regulations: Almost overnight, the Internet has emerged as the single most important forum the Chinese people have to criticize government policies and...
Read MoreFrom The Boston Globe: China urged local security agencies yesterday to “prepare for danger” and remain vigilant against terrorists in the predominantly Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. The call by Luo Gan, the top security official on the governing Politburo Standing Committee, came just ahead of the 50th anniversary tomorrow of the Communist control over […]
Read MoreFrom Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken new measures aimed at controlling citizens’ access to information through the Internet by slapping controls on bloggers. The question remains: can the authorities maintain a one-party dictatorship and at the same time give proper attention to the information needs of a vibrant economy?
Read MoreFrom the San Jose Mercury News (registration required): China is not a democracy and China’s government remains firmly committed to controlling what information reaches its citizens, a reality reinforced earlier this week by a new crackdown on freedom of speech online. That’s a growing problem for Silicon Valley companies, which desperately want to be a […]
Read MoreFrom Los Angeles Times The Chinese government this week announced new steps to control information available on the Internet, saying the regulations were designed to foster “healthy and civilized” news. Websites and portals will be allowed to distribute only information and opinions published in the state-owned print media. In recent years as computer use has […]
Read MoreFrom the Guardian: A study earlier this year by a group of scholars called the OpenNet Initiative revealed what no one had thought possible: that the Chinese government is succeeding in censoring the net. Its most powerful tool is its control of the routers – the devices through which data is moved from one place […]
Read MoreFrom The Asia Times: The Internet, long proclaimed a conduit for democratization, is meeting its match in China. While Western libertarians believe China is fighting a losing battle as protestors and dissidents increasingly organize online, the Chinese leadership is betting its dual strategy of censorship and development will ultimately succeed. The Internet provides an unprecedented […]
Read MoreFrom The Reuters AlertNet : A pig-borne disease that killed nearly 40 people in southwest China has claimed a victim in the far south, bordering Hong Kong, state media said on Tuesday, a day after the government said it had brought the outbreak under control. The new death and three separate infections were reported in […]
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