Current Events

Beheading Freedom

September 1, 2010
By C. Custer
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The word "freedom" is censored in the new World of Warcraft expansion in China. Chinese netizens respond by creating a new slang term.
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AIDS Patient Held Without Access to Meds in Henan

August 30, 2010
By C. Custer
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Tian Xi, who we've written about before, is being held by police again, and denied access to medications he needs to keep AIDS -- which he was infected with via a tainted blood transfusion in 1996 -- at bay.
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Li Yinhe: Should University Student Mistresses be Punished?

August 24, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Li Yinhe: Should University Student Mistresses be Punished?

Our culture is often categorised as “shame culture”, and the issue of extra-marital sex is exactly where we should allow this culture to show its strength. We should create a strong public consensus, and disgrace those who have affairs and keep mistresses, and let those involved know that to have a mistress is shameful...
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Who Decides How Hot it is?

August 20, 2010
By C. Custer
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Southern Weekend looks into whether or not the weather reports in China are reporting temperatures too low. (They are!)
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Discussion of the Zhouqu Landslide on Boston.com

August 18, 2010
By C. Custer
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In the wake of the Zhouqu landslides, an argument breaks out in Chinese on an American website and quickly devolves into stupid bickering.
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‘State Capitalism’ and Murdoch’s retreat from China

August 14, 2010
By Andy Yee
‘State Capitalism’ and Murdoch’s retreat from China

The relationship between Chinese state capitalism and western multinationals.
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Re-branding China Requires Honesty, Not Propaganda

August 13, 2010
By C. Custer
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The world knows that China is not a perfect place, so presenting it as one and trying to cover up all of its flaws comes off as dishonest.
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StarCraft 2 in China: “We Gamers Really Suffer”

August 12, 2010
By C. Custer
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A translation of Chinese online discussions about Starcraft 2 and the prejudice Chinese gamers face on Taiwanese servers.
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Victims of the Gansu, Zhouqu Mudslide

August 11, 2010
By C. Custer
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Wang Keqin's photos from the site of the massive mudslides that have claimed hundreds of lives in Zhouqu, Gansu.
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Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

August 10, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Zhang Wen: “Strong Authorities, Weak Media”

Zhang Wen calls on Chinese media to stand up for their rights when faced with unlawful hassle from authorities.
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