group of former Chinese officials has called on the government to end media censorship in an open letter published online, the South China Morning Post reported. The letter said the lack of free speech in China is a “scandal,” the Morning Post reported. Signatories of the letter include Li Rui, former deputy head of the [...]
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Please Sir, I want (M)ore!
Map: China’s investment in world resources China’s growth is phenomenal – everybody is writing about it. Everyone who’s been there will spout anecdotes of skyscrapers that erect themselves in a matter of days; of instances where three layers of road exist as fly-overs; and of an intricate network of impressively fast trains. China is [...]
The Truth About Google China and ICP Licences
Let’s face it: Google is the best search engine, even in the Chinese Internet dominated by the local moloch Baidu. Google is the best because it has the best search algorithm, the best suite of added-value services (how cool is Gmail?), and much more. Google has recently renewed his ICP licence and government officials acknowledged [...]
Escape from the Great Firewall of China: A Guide to Paid and Free Proxies, VPN Platforms and Their Friends
If you live in China, then you know that poking your friends on Facebook or watching funny videos on Youtube is apparently against the laws and the moral fibre of the People’s Republic and its population, as ratified by a recent white paper on Internet censorship. At the same time you surely know that everybody enjoys freedom of [...]
Harmonising the World Cup: Chinese Censorship and the Coca Cola World Cup Song in Mandarin
The World Cup is almost over, and it has been a good tournament all in all. Besides the atrocious noise of the vuvuzelas, there are at least three things that none of us will forget about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa: The Coca Cola advert/song “Wavin’ Flag“, which became an instant hit in [...]
Visiting a Chinese Hospital: China’s Obsession with Medicines and IV Drips
Have you ever visited a Chinese hospital? If yes, the sight of an entire isle of people hooked to IV drips doesn’t surprise you at all. Because this is what Chinese hospitals are: gigantic pharmacies dispensing meds to the masses. During my recent visit to one of Shanghai’s largest hospitals, I have counted about 80 [...]
What does China think about money?
Commentary on the current trend in credit and the importance of cash in China
Sinokazakh Pipeline Officially Opened
Chinese President Hu Jintao has unveiled the Kazakh section of a 7,000km (4,300 miles) natural gas pipeline joining Central Asia to China.