Thanks to Web technologies (web archive, images search engine), the Chinese bloggers have once again called the Western media's bluff on exaggerated reporting of China's "Jasmine Revolution" non-event. Our prior post has highlighted Roland Soong's recent article, "Fake Western Media Coverage Of Jasmine Revolution In China." This has been a pattern. … [Read more...] about Pattern of Western Media Disinformation
Chinese Shoppers Spend New Year’s In America
Times certainly are changing. As hundreds of millions Chinese travel for family reunion, increasing number are taking the time to go abroad and indulge themselves. Chinese tourists have gone on shopping sprees to Japan and then Taiwan in recent years, since US visa is notoriously difficult to obtain (Chinese applicants are denial-based.) Now, it seems US is relaxing tourist … [Read more...] about Chinese Shoppers Spend New Year’s In America
Retarded U.S. media reporting Egypt protest news censored in China
No doubt many of us on HH have been paying attention to the Egypt news. But what caught my eyes recently is a slew of news reports accusing China of censoring the Egypt news (Time, WSJ, and Wired). However, when I (and other bilingual readers) searched for news on Egypt in China - we discover it is not censored. Baidu, Tudou, Sina, CCTV all are carrying this story. Here're … [Read more...] about Retarded U.S. media reporting Egypt protest news censored in China
Lang Lang Responds To U.S. media “Anti-US” Accusations
Through his agent and his blog, Lang Lang responded to Chinese media about recent accusation promoted by the likes of Fox News that his choice of song for the White House state dinner performance was "anti-US." Below are my translations of some excerpts from an article carried on sina.com.cn of Lang Lang's response. "郎朗回应在白宫所奏曲目争议：别把艺术政治化" "Lang Lang Responds To White … [Read more...] about Lang Lang Responds To U.S. media “Anti-US” Accusations
(Letter) New York Times' Google Hack "China Code" Revisited
Fellow reader Josef pointed out a NYT article that reported the recent Operation Aurora malware that attacked Google CN contained identifiable code from China, and it implicated the Chinese government. The journalist relied on a blog written by security expert Mr. Joe Stewart of SecureWorks. … [Read more...] about (Letter) New York Times' Google Hack "China Code" Revisited