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Category Archives: Internet
Gay pride on Xinhua
From state-owned news agency Xinhua’s English website: Almost 2 million gay men, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters — many in lavish Carnival costumes and waving rainbow-colored flags — paraded in Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo May 29 to celebrate the … Continue reading
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Half-hearted brainwashing
The South China Morning Post published a story about Chinese journalists being forced to undergo ‘training’ and take an examination to qualify for a ‘reporter’s license’: Beijing has launched a nationwide ideological indoctrination campaign for journalists to tighten its grip … Continue reading
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People’s Daily figures out exactly how many athletes will attend Olympics
The People’s Daily has always been well-known and respected for its ability to report statistics with a high degree of accuracy. So it’s no surprise that the venerable state-owned newspaper has already found an expert to use scientific methods to … Continue reading
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Admin note: Danwei experiments
For the next week or two, this website will be the subject of various small technical and layout experiments, starting with a column on the right for links to news on other websites. Please forgive or ignore the technical glitches: … Continue reading
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More Junk From the Internet
Newspapers continue to grapple with the true meaning and implications of information found in online polls and forums. Two examples this week: 1. “Half of Beijing residents oppose ending the ban on fireworks” – Some papers wisely substituted “netizens” for … Continue reading
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Dell salesman slanders IBM & Lenovo
A Dell salesman wrote an email to a customer giving this reason for not buying IBM products: “People must understand that every dollar they spend on these IBM systems is directly supporting/funding the Chinese government”. Fury followed; Dell has been … Continue reading
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BT not dead yet
Earlier in May, Beijing Netcom had to deny rumors that it was preparing to block BitTorrent traffic. Now China Railcom is the focus of similar rumors, which it too has denied. The high volume of BT traffic (as much as … Continue reading
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The hard lives of China’s foreign hacks
Two different problems: Financial Times: Detained reporter accused of spying in China Running Dog: Chinese history and other fictions: Running Dog meets Yellow Emperors and red tourists in Shaanxi Province
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Sun Mingming photos
Danwei is currently the top result returned by Google when searching for Sun Mingming, the 7 foot 9 giant from Dongbei who is following in Yao Ming’s footsteps by trying out for the NBA. As a consideration for non-Chinese-reading Googlers, … Continue reading
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Death comes to Beijing
When The Beijing News overhauled its layout earlier this spring, it added a new weekly feature – a single-page section entitled “Deceased” that runs every Tuesday. The page is modeled on western obituary sections, and partership logos were added recently … Continue reading
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