Category Archives: Media regulation

Don’t call it self-publishing: print on demand hits the net in China

POD books are illegal in China, say regulators.

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Medical ads in China – restrictions

Xinhua reported yesterday that China has revised its regulations on medical service advertisements in an attempt to put a stop to false and misleading advertising on all media. The action against medical ads has been going on for some time, … Continue reading →

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Mobile Business in China – podcast

If you are like me, you have sat in restaurants and bars nursing your drink in awkward silence wishing you knew enough to join in the conversation about things called 3G and TD-SCDMA. If so, then you be pleased about … Continue reading →

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SMS-gate II: High school edition

In a redux of the Qin Zhongfei case, two teachers in Anhui province get jailed on libel charges for sending an SMS to county leaders criticizing their principal.

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Dead air at China National Radio

A transmission break at China National Radio and anecdotes about the culture of armed guards at the station’s headquarters.

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Siemens to abandon Net TV plans for China

From CNN: Siemens to ‘drop Web TV in China’ German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG may withdraw from the Internet TV market in China, a local newspaper reported on Friday. Siemens has dismissed its team in charge of Internet Protocol Television … Continue reading →

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Follow the law, and subscribe to the army’s newspaper

Story from the PLA Daily urging subscribers to renew their subscriptions for 2007, in accordance with national regulations.

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The Nanny changes her mind: Wikipedia blocked again

Gollum is useful for reaching Wikipedia when it is blocked on Mainland China.

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Why did China unblock Wikipedia?

Why did the Chinese government change its mind about Wikipedia and stop blocking it? Wikipedia expert Andrew Lih has written an interesting post answering that question. Excerpt: I believe it was because of the argument Jimmy Wales and fellow Chinese … Continue reading →

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Chinese Wikipedia unblocked

The Chinese version of Wikipedia has been unblocked! Andrew Lih has the story. Excerpt: Here in the PRC, it has been four days since the block of Chinese Wikipedia (ZH) was fully lifted. All reports indicate it is indeed accessible … Continue reading →

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