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Censorship and Search: Baidu and the Chinese Dilemma

July 1, 2010
By C. Custer
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Baidu has taken a lot of heat for its censorship policies and its misleading advertising. How much of that is really fair?
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Posted in China From the West, Internet, Opinions | 12 Comments »

Huang Zheng’s “Sell” Music Video

June 30, 2010
By C. Custer
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A pop song about housing prices and its strikingly downbeat music video take the Chinese internet by storm, attracting millions of views and some pretty intense comments.
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Posted in Culture, Current Events, Video | 11 Comments »

China’s Real Challenge is the Western Public

June 29, 2010
By C. Custer
China’s Real Challenge is the Western Public

If China wants to win the PR war for the hearts of the West, it needs to focus on the people, not the politicians, argues a Southern Weekend op-ed piece. We agree with the idea, but not so much with his execution.
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Posted in International Relations, Opinions, Politics | 24 Comments »

Two Corrupt Officials/Poets and Renting Literary Clout

June 28, 2010
By C. Custer
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The cases of two corrupt officials who used their clout to make themselves giants in the literary world illustrates how easy it can be to manipulate literary circles when everything is controlled by the Party.
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Posted in Politics, Translations | 5 Comments »

Victims of Tainted Vaccine Gather to Protest

June 27, 2010
By C. Custer
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Parents of victims of the Shanxi vaccine scandal gathered in front of the Ministry of Health to protest.
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Posted in Current Events, Translations | 2 Comments »

Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

June 26, 2010
By C. Custer
Is Uncensored Internet Access a Human Right?

Does China's government have the right to control the internet?
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Posted in Discussion Section, Internet | 1 Comment »

Xu Zhiyong, et al: “The Chinese Citizens’ Pledge”

June 20, 2010
By C. Custer

A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals calls for citizens to take a daring pledge to push China more swiftly towards the rule of law.
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Posted in Politics, Translations | 6 Comments »

Reminder

June 15, 2010
By C. Custer

I am in the process of flying to Beijing, interviewing for jobs, searching for housing, switching visas, etc. etc., as of about three hours from right now. As such, ChinaGeeks updates are going to be pretty light for the next few weeks or however long it takes for me to reconstruct some semblance of...
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Discussion Section: Should China Send Troops to Kyrgyzstan?

June 14, 2010
By C. Custer
Discussion Section: Should China Send Troops to Kyrgyzstan?

Terrible ethnic rioting has sprung up in Kyrgyzstan. Their government is asking the US and Russia for military help. But can -- and should -- China help?
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section, International Relations | 23 Comments »