Tag Archives: microblog

Han Han the novelist versus Fang Zhouzi the fraud-buster

It’s been an exciting two weeks on China’s microblog scene. Megablogger, rally racer, and novelist Han Han has been defending himself against science writer Fang Zhouzi’s charges that he didn’t write some of his most famous work. Han Han (韩寒) … Continue reading

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Abducted boy goes home, but “sister” remains separated from birth family

The story of Peng Xinle (彭心乐) has been going around in the news. Due to Phoenix journalist Deng Fei, who helped Peng’s father re-post the lost boy’s picture on Sina weibo. This has coincided with Yu Jianrong, a professor at the China Academy of Social Science, and his campaign on Sina weibo to get child beggars reunited with parents in cases of trafficking. Although it has been faced with some criticism, right now at least six children have been reunited.

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Global Times says Egypt’s future debated by the West

The Chinese edition of today’s Global Times declares that the West is trying to decide which direction Egypt is going in!

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Diary of an alien in Beijing

E2MAN the alien launches a Sina microblog.

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Prices for food and petrol neck-to-neck in Boston and Hangzhou

On microblog and news portals an interesting comparison is being drawn: Prices in Boston and China. A netizen Wang Pei (王佩) conducted a test of prices for different produce in China with its counterpart in Boston and found results to be alarming. Apart from vegetables, meats all cost more in China. Here is her list of produce:

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Feng Xiaogang defends his tearjerker

Feng Xiaogang answers charges concerning the quality and morality of Aftershock.

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Government double-speak about earthquakes and oil prices

The Sina microblog page of user Jiandansue has a widely distributed news items headline montage.

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