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Li Datong meets the press
By Philip J. Cunningham

Philip J. Cunningham writes on Li Datong (李大同).

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By Philip J. Cunningham

Fedex, DHL and UPS complicit in state censorship?

Ada Shen is a film producer in China who has experienced the difficulties of getting audiovisual materials in and out of China by non-electronic means. She emailed Danwei to propose the following dilemma, related to the American congressional hearings about … Continue reading →

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Two links

– The China Economic Review now has a blog written by the editors. They have invested RMB 10,000 in A shares on the Shanghai market and are bullish about Shanghai’s chaotic stock exchange. – It’s the Year of Italy in … Continue reading →

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Newsstand sales figures for Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou

Two translations of Century Chinese newspaper retail market reports for Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai.

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China blog coverage

Some Western media stories about Chinese blogs: Washington Post: Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And Mistrust The saga of Anti. (See also the related Washington Post story about Wikipedia Reference Tool On Web Finds Fans, Censors Newsweek: Blogger Nation: … Continue reading →

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Surrogate mothers and content laundering

Plagiarism is one of the favorite working methods of many journalists at the state-owned China Daily and at Xinhua’s English website. But recently the copying methods of these journalists are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Take for example, a recent Intertfax story … Continue reading →

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Google’s website licence under investigation

The Ministry of Information Industry, which regulates the Internet and telecommunications in China, is investigating Google China after discovering that the ICP licence (Internet Content Provider) being used by the search giant actually belongs to Ganji.com. Google China is arguing … Continue reading →

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Asiapundit: U.S. listed Chinese companies and the Online Freedom Act

Asiapundit is a blog written by a China-based journalist. He has looked at the proposed American “Global Online Freedom Act” and pointed out an interesting feature of it: One of the definitions of a “U.S. business” in the act is … Continue reading →

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Learn Shanghainese

Image from Zanhei.com Zanhei.com is a website about the Shanghainese dialect, including language lessons with MP3s, and explanations of grammar and pronunciation. Shanghainin.com is a website about Shanghainese youth culture, that contain a library of MP3s of Shanghainese rap. Zanhei.com … Continue reading →

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Hung Huang, Chen Kaige and the Steamed Bun

Hung Huang (洪晃) comments on Hu Ge’s parody of ex-husband Chen Kaige’s movie The Promise.

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