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Utopia, Maoist discussion forum, shut down for a month

The following notice was posted to the Utopia website (乌有之乡), a popular leftist, nationalist discussion forum. This morning, the Ninth Bureau of the State Council Information Office, the Beijing Municipal Network Management Office, and the Beijing Municipal PSB Network Security … Continue reading

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How to find important news

Hot stories on Netease can be located by looking for reports with closed comments sections.

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A hotel room that has stories to tell

A gallery of photos is buzzing around blogs and forums on the Chinese Internet. Each photo in the series features a different set of characters that share the same setting, a shabby two-person hotel room.

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Israel: a country which deserves our deep respect

Well-known sociologist Professor Zhou Xiaozheng (周孝正), a regular commenter on CCTV talk shows and the director of the Law of Sociology department of Renmin University, has authored a controversial essay that is circulating BBS forums and portals ranging from Sina, Netease to Tengxun and Mop.

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Israeli women soldiers get warm reception on BBS

Israeli female soliders on iFeng forums.

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The girl who sat with her back to the Premier

Chinese BBS are talking about the girl who sat with her back to Premier Wen, Chongqing and the Guinness Book of Records, Mao’s birthday, and propaganda official versus real estate bureau chief.

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Forums buzzing about Hu Jintao and the Spring Festival Gala

A round-up of latest Chinese BBS news and hot topics.

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Sexual harassment Shenzhen official in trouble on the Internet, and with the cops

A fat government official harasses an 11-year-old girl in a restaurant in Shezhen, and the Chinese Internet hunts him down.

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What happened to the Guangming Observer?

Bi Yantao notices that the Guangming Observer opinion website has stopped updating.

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Translating Chinese Internet chaos: ChinaSMACK

Q&A with the people behind ChinaSMACK.com who translate Chinese Internet forum posts and comments.

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