…who needs ignorant masses? The Times of India (h/t CDT) reports that Bharat Verma, editor of the Indian Defence Review, has suggested that China is going to attack India before 2012. Not may, will: “China will launch an attack on India before 2012.” Interesting. We suspect this is the first China has heard of...
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The following is a guest post written and translated by K. Drinhausen. The first few months of this year of “online politics” saw a tech-savvy Wen Jiabao chatting with the online community and a series of praise for netizens and their ability to uncover corruption as well as deficits in the legal system and...
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...At the concert a video was shown of the leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, the Dalai Lama, saying, "In the life of people, freedom, democracy, justice and the rule of law are we all benefit from." The entire audience erupted in thunderous applause. The Dalai Lama said, "The young people of Taiwan have a...
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Much has been said, on this site and others, about the recent spate of websites — even English ones — being blocked. Perhaps a more interesting question is what, if anything these blocks accomplish. Generally speaking, the Chinese government and supporters hold that the blocks contribute to national stability and security as well as...
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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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Much has been said here (and elsewhere) about the rioting in Xinjiang, where the situation remains unresolved and violent rioters/protesters/whatever have been threatened with the death penalty. Hu Jintao has ditched the G-8 summit and come back to China. It is undoubtedly the topic of choice, and you’ve probably already read a lot of...
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