Recent events in China suggest that a bunch of technological laggards are trying to play in a field they do not know much about. This ignorance causes increasing social tensions between the government and the netizens, in most cases unnecessarily. In the past month, the government has blocked sites such as blogger and twitter, and then they require the use of filtering … [Read more...] about China Needs to Bridge its Digital Divide, One Official at a Time
Archives for June 2009
(Letter from TonyP4) Fatherly advice: Eight success principles for being an official
It is often said that to be successful in the Chinese officialdom, you have to acquire a thick face, and a black heart (厚黑, there is an English book if you want to learn more about 厚黑学) . Nine years ago, the director of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Construction, Xu Qiyao (徐其耀), was arrested for taking bribes of over 20 million yuan. He also distinguished himself among … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) Fatherly advice: Eight success principles for being an official
Green Dam-Youth Escort
It seems the western media and Chinese blogosphere agree on one thing; Green Dam is not winning any popularity contests. Today, the Chinese government backed down on the mandatory usage of the software, though it will still come either pre-loaded or be included on a compact disc with all PCs sold on the mainland from July 1st. There are several problems associated with this … [Read more...] about Green Dam-Youth Escort
(Letter from pug_ster) 6/4 and Zhao Ziyang’s Chinese’ reactions around the World…
6/4 came and went and I came to this article about the Overseas Chinese' reactions to these this event. Much credit given to China Beat. http://thechinabeat.blogspot.com/2009/06/64-around-world.html I rather not discuss issues pertaining to Media nor from the Chinese dissidents living in that country but rather get a consensus of what the Overseas Chinese' reactions to 6/4 … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) 6/4 and Zhao Ziyang’s Chinese’ reactions around the World…
On my way to school, I saw beautiful flowers
admin's note: As Nimrod commented in an early thread, "the tankman photo was a snapshot ..., the whole incident is a lot more powerful than the snapshot; in the same way that the whole 1989 movement makes a more powerful statement than the snapshot of 6/4." Previously, we posted personal accounts of students from Tianjin or Shanghai to give readers a taste of the spread, both … [Read more...] about On my way to school, I saw beautiful flowers