Uighur-Online, a gathering place for many minority voices in Xinjiang that has often pushed the limits of political speech in China, is again available online (连接). … [Read more...] about Uygur BBS back online
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Chinese opinions of the Internet
While looking into the Pew Global Attitudes Survey (which deserves a blog post of its own), I came across these interesting results highlighted by Pew, with the title 'Few in China Complain About Internet Controls'. This survey was conducted in 2007: Over four years of tracking user reaction, trust in the reliability of online content has fallen by one-half, from 52% in 2003 … [Read more...] about Chinese opinions of the Internet
"I'm just here to buy soy sauce."
And the newest expression sweeping the Chinese internet: "I don't give a $@*&; I'm just here to buy soy sauce." (关我鸟事，我出来打酱油的) It comes to us from Guangzhou TV last December, when an average man on the street was asked his opinion about a pressing social issue (the Edison Chen photo scandal if you must know). He gave a very, uh, candid and straight response. This … [Read more...] about "I'm just here to buy soy sauce."
Tianya and Chinese online: A brief introduction
Many people probably know that the number of people going on line in China has just recently, officially, passed the number of people going online in the United States . (Many believe China passed the United States long ago, since hundreds of millions login through anonymous internet-cafes where they aren't "counted".) But many people might not understand what this really … [Read more...] about Tianya and Chinese online: A brief introduction