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March 25th, 2010
East Asia
Beginning Wednesday and continuing today, Chinese Internet users have discovered that Google searches containing the Chinese characters for the surnames of China's top leaders (ie. the ‘hu' [jintao] in carrot, ‘huluobo') are resulting in a reset connection to the website. Isaac Mao has made a screencast showing how this works.
March 23rd, 2010
China: Singing farewell to Google
Google has formally closed its mainland Chinese search engine and rival Baidu will not need long to pick up the slack; nonetheless, former users of Google.cn search braved the cold air to show their support outside the company's Beijing headquarters, singing an anti-Internet censorship protest song while they were at it.
March 19th, 2010
China: Verdict postponed in Fujian netizen trial
A verdict expected this morning in a case which has seen three netizens in Fujian province held in custody for nine months was quickly postponed pending yet further investigation. Following the decision, locals gathered outside the courthouse had minor scuffles with police while netizens having traveled there from around the country reported.
March 13th, 2010
China: Journalists unite to demand governor's resignation
Following the incident last week in which Hubei province governor Li Hongzhong berated a reporter and confiscated her recording equipment, growing demand for an apology and Li's subsequent refusal have led academics and media workers to petition for his resignation. Also up: mouthpiece media and reporting privilege.
March 8th, 2010
China: Provincial governor threatens questioning reporter
A rare chance yesterday at interviewing a top official during this year's Two Sessions in Beijing ended for one reporter in being berated in front of her peers, having her audio recording device confiscated and job threatened.
March 3rd, 2010
China: Proposal for corporate innovation before annual political gathering
As three weeks of closed-door politicking began in Beijing today, the well-known CEO of a major Chinese electronics firm has crafted his contribution for the elite gathering—to which he is a delegate—in the language of patriotism and nation-branding, sharing it on his blog.
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