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The Truth About Foreigners

June 13, 2010
By C. Custer
The Truth About Foreigners

The results of a china/divide survey. Are foreigners as lame and lecherous as is generally reported?
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Posted in Culture, Internet, Opinions | 21 Comments »

Discussion Section: How Much More North Korea Can China Put Up With?

June 9, 2010
By C. Custer
Discussion Section: How Much More North Korea Can China Put Up With?

How should China treat North Korea now that the DPRK has shot and killed three Chinese citizens?
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Posted in Current Events, Discussion Section | 6 Comments »

A Brief Update on Liu Xiaobo

June 7, 2010
By C. Custer
A Brief Update on Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo has been moved from a Beijing holding prison, where he was kept for far too long, to a Liaoning prison. But why Liaoning?
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Posted in Current Events, Opinions, Politics, Translations | 7 Comments »

Tweets from the Morning of May 35th

June 3, 2010
By C. Custer
Tweets from the Morning of May 35th

Chinese netizens and overseas Chinese thoughts on an important anniversary, as seen on Twitter, 12-1 AM.
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Posted in History, Internet, Politics | 7 Comments »

Long Yingtai on Han Han and Social Criticism

June 3, 2010
By C. Custer
Long Yingtai on Han Han and Social Criticism

Taiwanese social critic Long Yingtai opines on the usefulness of Han Han and her thoughts on historical writing.
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Posted in History, Translations | 3 Comments »

Porn (and More!) Unblocked, but Why?

June 1, 2010
By C. Custer
Porn (and More!) Unblocked, but Why?

Add a Twitter client and a video sharing site to the list of things you no longer need a VPN to see in China!
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Posted in Internet | 31 Comments »

Wait, so Porn is Unblocked in China?

May 31, 2010
By C. Custer
Wait, so Porn is Unblocked in China?

Porn is unblocked in China. Why?
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Posted in Current Events, Internet | 11 Comments »

TV Review: CNNGo Episode 1

May 31, 2010
By C. Custer
TV Review: CNNGo Episode 1

ChinaGeeks reviews the premiere episode of CNN International's new TV show CNNGo. Better late than never.
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Posted in Opinions, Video | 2 Comments »

The Wu-Tang Clan and China’s (Unintentional) Soft Power

May 27, 2010
By C. Custer
The Wu-Tang Clan and China’s (Unintentional) Soft Power

Musings on what the Wu-Tang Clan can teach the Chinese government.
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Posted in Culture, Opinions | 13 Comments »

When Censorship Has the Opposite Effect

May 26, 2010
By C. Custer
When Censorship Has the Opposite Effect

Censoring Han Han's blog sends millions onto the internet in search of "deleted" material -- this is not what the government wants.
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Posted in Internet, Media, Opinions, Politics | 5 Comments »