Tag Archives: Lian Yue

Netizen detained in Nankang over photos of mass protest

Zuihulu, the Fanfou user who posted photos of a protest in Nankang, has been detained. Online media organizations are using his photos uncredited.

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Bloggers of the year in Esquire China

For the December Esquire, Lao Luo interviews Lian Yue, and Lian Yue interviews Lao Luo.

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Nostalgia for Southern Media’s bygone days

Jiang Yiping (江艺平) gets booted from Southern Metropolis Daily. Lian Yue comments on meeting her when he was a new reporter.

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Zhao Bandi: art, fashion and carpetbagging

Zhao Bandi is still making a fuss about panda bears, and now he is also going after Hollywood.

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Lian Yue on Tîbet and information supression

An opinion piece by Lian Yue about Tibet and freedom of information, translated.

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Citizens air opinions on the Xiamen PX project

A hearing in Xiamen for the Xianglu PX project (翔鹭石化) brings out opposition voices.

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The peril of discussing official business in enclosed spaces

A news website reports that Xu Xinxiang (徐新贤) died naked in a car. Then they issue a correction completely denying the report.

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Xiamen to kill off anonymous posting

Xiamen releases Measures to fight unhealthy and harmful information on the Internet (厦门市互联网有害信息和不良信息管理和处置办法). It includes a ban on anonymous posting.

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Emergency reports and rumors

The law on emergency response (突发事件应对法草案) is revised, striking out a provision fining the media for unauthorized reporting. Commentary by Guo Guangdong (郭光东) and Lian Yue (连岳).

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Xiamen demonstration today – live reporting on blogs and video sites

PX demonstrations in Xiamen today Haicang PX is the name of a chemical factory plant currently being built in Xiamen in Fujian Province. Approved by the central government, Haicang PX is being developed with an investment of 10 billion yuan. … Continue reading

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