I’m in the process of moving, preparing for my new job, and applying for…things, and my contributors have disappeared. We’ll be back on a more regular schedule soon, please bear with us. Or, join us and we’ll be back on a more regular schedule sooner.
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Facebook is blocked, and if you're the kind of person who lives in China and enjoys using Facebook, it might be time to finally get that VPN set up because it's looking like you're not going to see legal Facebook access for some time.
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So, as you have probably noticed, this blog has been rather empty these past few days. I am in the middle of training at my new job, and extremely busy (like, 8am-11pm busy). So I thought I’d take the opportunity to turn this failure into a win: write something for us! We’re looking for...
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Having freshly cleaned off the screen of our sexy MacBook Pro at the ChinaGeeks temporary HQ, we were all set to fire off a fascinating new post translating this. It’s got everything: sex, internet technology, government heavy-handedness and the Chinese media embarrassing themselves. Too bad, then, that ESWN has already done it, better than...
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Yes, that’s right, there are now officially 100 posts under ChinaGeeks’ collective belt. Here’s hoping we make it to 1,000! It feels a little strange celebrating this even as the situation of Ai Weiwei, a man I’ve come to feel somewhat strongly about after spending so much time reading and translating his work, is...
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Hello, dear readers! If you’ve visited the site today, you may have noticed that posts and comments now both feature a star rating system. Hooray! Now if you like (or hate) a post, you can let us know, and if you like (or hate) a comment, you can let the commenter know too. You’ll...
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UPDATE: CCTV building in Beijing caught fire last night. No time to write about this in more detail, check Shanghaiist, ChinaSMACK, CNReviews, and Youku Buzz. The cause is unclear but looks to be stray fireworks from the holiday last night. China Daily has a story here indicating it was a hotel… It probably bodes...
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