Tag Archives: weibo

The Chinese government and social media

Posted on 2012-12-20 by Barry van Wyk

Sina Weibo claims to have more than 400 million users, and its influence and power are without doubt. Yet the Chinese government and all its myriad bodies and institutions are likewise getting in on the act, not just by means … Continue reading →

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Peking University president kneels before his mother, four newspapers report

Posted on 2012-07-16 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of This Morning 6 o’ Clock today features a picture of Zhou Qifeng (周其凤), the president of Peking University, kneeling down before his mother and hugging her on her 90th birthday.  The headline reads, “Peking University president kneels to thank … Continue reading →

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For 200 yuan, cab driver returns lost cell phone

Posted on 2012-06-25 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Chutian Metropolis Daily features a big red headline: “For how many students will the gates to their dreams open today?” The story announces that the results of the gaokao, China’s highly competitive national university entrance examination, will be … Continue reading →

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Groundhog day in China – Super Girls and the Internet

Posted on 2011-09-20 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This morning, a reader drew my attention to an article on Danwei: Alongside the movement for a “civilized” Internet, the anti-Super Girls campaign seems to be picking up steam as well. China Times published an interview yesterday with Liu Zhongde, one of the … Continue reading →

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Diary of an alien in Beijing

Posted on 2011-01-28 by Joel Martinsen

E2MAN the alien launches a Sina microblog.

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Royalty fee for a Chinese tweet: 25 yuan

Posted on 2010-10-26 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A royalty check of 25 yuan for a reprinted Chinese tweet.

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