Category Archives: Media regulation

Video sharing sites going down the Youtube?

A recent article by Reuters journalist Sophie Taylor looks at China’s video-sharing websites and concludes that their prospects are not good: Investors leaving China’s video-sharing sites …Investors, spurred on by the Google-YouTube deal, have made big bets on China, the … Continue reading →

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Baidu Japan blocked in China

The delicious ironies of 21st century China: Baidu.com — China’s premier search engine — has a Japanese site at baidu.jp which has just been blocked by China’s Net Nanny. Welcome to the big wide world Baidu! It’s a scary place, … Continue reading →

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U.S. vs China at the WTO: “We’re too old!”

Squabbling in the WTO about state-run or state-approved companies cornering the market for distribution of foreign media misses the market.

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Entertainment terrorism given free rein in print

Southern Weekly (南方周末, aka Southern Weekend) has a feature on Yang Lijuan (杨丽娟) and her mother. The authorities have banned other media coverage, but newspapers have been left alone.

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Pirates are not insulting, say netizens and academics

Chow Yun-fat is a pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean. This insults the Chinese people, say some. Will SARFT block the film’s release?

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The first death of the CR

UPDATE (2007/5/10): The text of this entry trips the keyword filters of mainland Chinese ISPs. We have provided a PDF version of the original entry and comments, or you can view an image of the post. The video may be … Continue reading →

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State media shenanigans and responsible blogging

Musings on how a translation blog should treat its responsibility toward traditional media. Inspired by news about the famous annual party (评论部年会) thrown by the CCTV News and Commentary Department (中央电视台新闻评论部).

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The case against a film rating system

An Outlook Weekly (瞭望新闻周刊) op-ed argues in favor of delaying a film rating system for the Chinese movie industry.

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The nail house, the Zhengzhou dragon, and the hidden cameras

The Chongqing Nail House (钉子户), blogspot unblocked, a massive dragon in Zhengzhou (郑州祖龙), and cadres spotted by hidden camera in Zigui County (Hubei).

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SARFT uncovers a poisoned apple

Chang Ping (长平) on SARFT’s criticism of Lost in Beijing (苹果 aka Apple), Still Life (三峡好人), and Thirteen Princess Trees (十三棵泡桐).

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